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Lot's break down how multidisciplinary pitch deck design teams, from PM to designers to illustrators, collaborate to create investor-ready decks. If you’re pitching to raise serious capital, here’s why you shouldn’t do it alone.
Lot's break down how multidisciplinary pitch deck design teams, from PM to designers to illustrators, collaborate to create investor-ready decks. If you’re pitching to raise serious capital, here’s why you shouldn’t do it alone.
Amélie Laurent
Product Manager, Sisyphus
They say, “It takes a village to raise a child.”
And that's actually true as to get a successful fundraise from a top investor, it takes a multidisciplinary team and a proven process.
After 700+ presentations across SaaS, AI/ML, healthcare, fintech, and deep tech, I’ve seen one thing clearly: great decks aren’t created in silos. It’s the collective expertise of domain-specific storytellers, designers, and strategists that gets results.
Here’s a breakdown of what a top-tier pitch deck team looks like behind the scenes — and why every role matters when you're pitching to serious investors.
Milestone 1: Discovery & Alignment
Project Manager
A Project Manager oversees everything from understanding your pitch deck's target audience and goal to the final delivery. They act as your co-pilot, aligning every detail to your raise.
Milestone 2: Story & Structure
Pitch Deck Expert
Before design begins, the strategist steps in to shape the narrative. They clarify your positioning, fill content gaps, and ensure your messaging flows in a way investors expect (and respect).
Milestone 3: Design Direction
Art Director
The visual tone of your deck sets expectations. The Art Director crafts a system of typography, color, layout, and imagery that reflects your brand maturity and investor readiness — not just aesthetics.
Milestone 4: Visual Storytelling
Illustrator
When founders try to explain complex tech or novel ideas with text-heavy slides, investors zone out. A skilled illustrator converts those concepts into clear, visual explanations that leave no room for confusion.
Milestone 5 – Pitch Deck Design
Presentation Designer
The final deck is about clear communication. Your presentation designer ensures that every slide serves the narrative and simplifies the signal. The goal: fewer words, more impact.
Milestone 6: Animated Storytelling
Motion Designer
For investor meetings or event presentations, animation can elevate the message. Motion helps simplify complex workflows, bring your product to life, and enhance retention.
Why This Team Model Works
High-stakes decks are strategic tools. They require clarity, design discipline, and sharp storytelling. One person alone can’t do it all well. That’s why we’ve built a team that covers:
- Narrative strategy
- Visual branding
- Design execution
- Information architecture
- Custom storytelling visuals
- Motion graphics (when needed)
And it’s why our clients get results.
Trusted by Founders in Tech, Healthcare, and Top VCs
From pre-seed to Series C healthcare, fintech pitch deck and tech startups, we’ve supported hundreds of founders, IR leads, and VCs with decks that get noticed. Our process is rigorous. Our design is deliberate. And our results speak for themselves.
As you can see, having a cross-functional team with diverse creative capabilities and experience makes all the difference.
At M’idea Hub, we bring together strategy, visual storytelling, and design under one roof. Our cross-functional team has helped 300+ high growth startups craft presentations that move the needle.
If you’re gearing up for your raise, we’re ready to help.
Book a discovery call — and let’s build something investors remember.
