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Work · September 25, 2018

The Brief, helping Founders to get the VC Meeting

Free & private tool for startup founders to craft their best fundraising pitch deck and get the investor meeting via sending their Brief link. Access 80+ unique fundraising advice and insights from top investors at Sequoia Capital, NFX, Greylock, First Round Capital, CRV, and more.

The Brief, helping Founders to get the VC Meeting launched on September 25, 2018 with 10 votes, #871 of 2,635 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

In plain words

The Brief is a free platform that helps startup founders create and share fundraising pitch decks with investors. Users build private, shareable links to their briefs and track who views them through analytics like view counts and read receipts. The tool includes over 80 insights from top venture capitalists at firms like Sequoia Capital, NFX, and Greylock, and formats decks according to how VCs typically review startups before meetings. Inline videos assist with messaging framing.

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From the sources

Access is protected by email and can be disabled at any time. See who’s interested with brief analytics like view counts and read receipts. Briefs follow the exact format for how VCs review your startup before taking a meeting. Inline videos help to frame your startup's messaging andfrom thecompanybrief.com

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