Pitch Deck Review · $79
Pitch deck review: know what investors will flag
A pitch deck review evaluates an investor presentation against the evidence expected at its fundraising stage. This tool helps startup founders from pre-seed to Series B inspect narrative, proof, readability and the ask. Get scores and two problems free, then access slide flags, three rewrites, missing slides, investor objections and five investor questions.
Stage-calibrated
Your stage changes the standard.
A generic Series A checklist can penalize a pre-seed deck for missing scale metrics and miss the evidence a later round needs. Torque GTM reviews the deck against the requirements of the round you are actually raising.
What you upload
- Deck PDF
- Stage: pre-seed, seed, Series A, or Series B
- Raise amount
- Optional one-line company description
What the review checks
Stage requirements, red flags, expected slide order, and eight universal failure modes. The review flags unsupported claims, contradictory metrics, missing context, and an ask without milestones. It does not fill them in.
Pre-seed
Team credibility, a specific customer insight, and why now. Do not use revenue projections as a substitute for evidence.
What you want out of it
You want an investor to finish the deck believing the problem is real and that you are the team to solve it.
Seed
Evidence of pull, a specific customer profile, and one named first acquisition channel.
What you want out of it
You want an investor to see that customers keep choosing you and to know where the next ones come from.
Series A
Repeatable acquisition, cohorts and retention, and unit economics with the math shown.
What you want out of it
You want an investor to see growth that repeats when more money goes behind it, rather than growth that got lucky.
Series B
Evidence that growth can scale: durable retention, channel capacity, operating efficiency, and a credible expansion plan.
What you want out of it
You want an investor to see the machine still works when you put more capital and more customers through it.
Where your deck falls short of the standard for your round, and what to change first, is what the review tells you.
Universal checks
Eight ways a deck loses the room.
01
An unclear customer
The deck never names who buys, who uses the product, and who owns the budget.
02
A problem without stakes
The pain has no frequency, cost, or consequence that makes solving it urgent.
03
A solution without a difference
Features replace a clear reason to switch from the alternative used today.
04
Claims without proof
Superlatives, forecasts, or unnamed customer logos stand in for verifiable evidence.
05
Traction without context
Numbers omit the period, denominator, customer definition, or retention behind them.
06
A market without a reachable buyer
A large top-down number replaces a bottom-up customer and contract-value calculation.
07
Slides that cannot be skimmed
Dense copy, tiny charts, and competing headlines hide the point of the slide.
08
An ask without a milestone
The raise amount is disconnected from use of funds, runway, and the next proof point.
How it works
From your inputs to your report.
01
Prepare your inputs
Upload your deck PDF, fundraising stage and raise amount.
02
Complete the assessment
Receive a stage-weighted review against six published dimensions.
03
Review your saved result
Read your free scores and two problems, then access the full review and PDF.
Published scoring rubric
Six dimensions, weighted by your stage
Your deck is scored 0 to 100 on six dimensions. The weights change by stage: a pre-seed deck is weighted most on Narrative, while a Series B deck is weighted most on Evidence. Your report always shows the weighting used for your stage.
01Narrative
Does the story build from problem to inevitability without gaps?
02Evidence
Traction, data, and proof behind every claim.
03Specificity
Concrete numbers and names instead of adjectives.
04Legibility
Can a skimming investor grasp each slide in five seconds?
05Ask
A clear round size, use of funds, and milestones.
06Design
Layout and hierarchy that keep attention on the message.
Ready to send.
Send after fixing the flagged items.
Structural problems, revise the structure first.
Rebuild the narrative before editing slides.
Choose the right approach
A defined output, or open-ended help?
Pitch Deck Review works from your supplied material and the criteria above. You still review the result, verify claims and decide what to publish.
| Approach | What you work with | When it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Pitch Deck Review | A guided input flow, published checks and a defined saved output. Full access is $79 once. | You have source material and want to implement the result yourself. |
| Hiring a consultant | A scope you agree with a person, with room for dialogue and implementation support. | You need discussion, custom research or hands-on work; confirm the actual scope and fee. |
| A blank template | An outline you fill, check and adapt yourself. | You already know the decisions, evidence and wording you need. |
| A general chatbot | An open conversation where you supply instructions, context and review criteria. | You want to explore ideas and can independently check the resulting draft. |
Free vs paid
Start free. Go deep when it counts.
Free review
$0
- ✓Overall score out of 100
- ✓Six dimension sub-scores out of 100
- ✓Two top problems named, without fixes
Full report
$79one-time
- +Everything in the free review
- +The most important problem, explained
- +Findings by dimension
- +Slide-by-slide flags with severity
- +Rewrites of the three weakest slides
- +Missing-slide checklist
- +Top three investor objections
- +Top five investor questions
FAQ
Questions, answered
What file formats can I upload?
Upload a PDF export of your deck. Keynote, PowerPoint, and Google Slides decks all export to PDF in a few clicks.
How long does the review take?
Generation time varies with the deck and processing load. Start with the free review; the full report costs $79 once, and the report page shows generation progress.
Is my deck kept confidential?
Your deck and report are accessed through a private report link. Keep that link private and review the privacy policy before uploading sensitive material; contact hello@torquegtm.com for data questions.
What stage of company is this for?
The review covers pre-seed, seed, Series A and Series B companies. The rubric changes with your stage: Narrative carries the most weight at pre-seed, while Evidence carries the most weight at Series B.
How is the score calculated?
Your deck is scored 0 to 100 on six dimensions, Narrative, Evidence, Specificity, Legibility, Ask, and Design, with weights that change by stage. The How scoring works section on this page shows the bands.
What is included in the free review?
The free review includes your overall score, six dimension sub-scores and two top problems without fixes. The $79 one-time full report adds findings, severity flags, rewrites of the three weakest slides, a missing-slide checklist, the top three investor objections, and the five questions investors will ask.
Get your free review today.
Start with the free review, get the full Pitch Deck Review report for $79, a one-time payment, no subscription.