About the report
17,500 decks across 121 countries
Pitch decks are central to early-stage fundraising, yet there has been limited large-scale, systematic analysis of their characteristics and outcomes. This study presents a quantitative investigation of 17,546 pitch decks submitted via PitchLeague.ai between April 2023 and June 2025, covering startups from 121 countries. The dataset is predominantly early-stage, with 96% of ventures at the Pre-Seed or Seed stage.
Featured insights
What 17,500 decks reveal about how founders pitch their startups to investors.
Solo founders
are 9% less likely to raise funds but if they do, their median raise is 21% higher
Total funding is heavily concentrated
across just three sectors
Fintech, Enterprise software & Healthcare represent 50%
If you report ARR, you're 2x more likely to raise (pre-seed)
Median ARR per stage
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Funded startups are 47% more likely to
have founders with prior startup experience
27% more likely to raise...
with at least one technical co-founder
70+
more insights in the full report...