How to use Ark for Building Your Pitch Deck

Take your startup to the next level by shaping your Pitch Deck strategy with Ark. Ark helps you craft the ideal deck tailored to your investment goals. Let’s build it together.

When you’re on the homepage, click Startup Journey in the sidebar. If the sidebar is closed, click the three-line icon in the top-left corner to open it.

Then, click the magnifying glass icon. A list of topics will appear.

You can scroll through the list or type Pitch Deck in the search bar.

Selecting Pitch Deck will take you to the relevant folder in the journey—click Review to continue.

An untouched topic will be labeled ‘Start Now’. Once the topic is in progress, it will be labeled ‘Continue’, and after at least one document has been created, it will be labeled ‘Review’.

Then, create a new project by clicking the plus button. If you already have one, simply select it. Each project has its own dedicated context — meaning the AI will only reference information discussed within that specific project, avoiding any “context pollution.” For example, you can explore different strategies without overlap.

After creating a project, you can start by sending a message in the chat. Your dedicated AI Agent will answer your questions and guide you through a focused discussion on your Pitch Deck.

You can chat with agents in each folder using three different options:

1. Consult Partner – This is the default option. It’s a free discussion with the AI Partner dedicated to the folder you’re in. You can also ask the AI to generate documents for you.

2. Analyze Document – This option allows you to upload documents you’ve created or received from stakeholders (for example, an investor) and get an analysis, such as a list of insights or a risk assessment to the received document.

3. Teach Ark – This option lets you teach Ark new information about your company. Everything Ark knows about you is managed in the Company Profile. By selecting Teach Ark, you can upload documents or share information in the chat that you’d like Ark to learn

To kick off the process, we recommend using the following template as your first message in the Pitch Deck chat:

Hi, I would like your assistance in building the company Pitch Deck. We are aiming for {{describe the type of investors you are looking to reach}}, in our {{stage}} round. The following is more information about the things that are important for us to showcase in our pitch deck: {{more information}}. Please advise what is the best structure for our pitch deck, and please provide an overview of what should be included in each slide