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Sequoia Capital pitch deck — what they look for.
The original Silicon Valley fund — backed Apple, Google, Stripe, Airbnb.
What Sequoia Capital actually looks for
A clear "why now" — what changed about the market that makes this opportunity exist today.
Founder-market fit visible in the team slide, not just credentials.
A defensible business — moats from network effects, data, switching costs, or distribution.
A market large enough that a 5% share returns the fund.
How to format the deck for Sequoia Capital
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Sequoia’s "Pitch Deck Template" is 10 slides: Company Purpose, Problem, Solution, Why Now, Market Size, Competition, Product, Business Model, Team, Financials.
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Lead with company purpose in a single line — if you can’t, the deck won’t close anything else.
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"Why now" is the slide most founders skip and the one Sequoia partners most consistently call out as missing.
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