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Pitch Deck Review with Martin Tobias

Thursday, October 15, 2026 · 2–3 PM PDT

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About this session

Most pitch deck advice is generic. This isn't.

For one hour, you'll watch a seasoned pre-seed VC open up real founders' actual pitch decks, slide by slide, and react the way he would when deciding whether to write the first institutional check. No hypotheticals, no polished "after" version. Just an honest, live teardown of decks that are out in the world right now.

The VC: Martin Tobias is the Founder and Managing Partner of Incisive Ventures, an early-stage firm that invests in the first institutional round of B2B software companies. Before becoming a VC, he was a 3x venture-funded CEO who raised over $500M and took companies through two IPOs. He has invested in hundreds of companies, was an early investor in Google, DocuSign and Deel, and previously worked at Microsoft and Accenture and as a Venture Partner at Ignition Partners.

What you'll get:

  • A live, slide-by-slide review of real early-stage decks

  • What a pre-seed check actually diligences, and why many decks lose the investor on "who is the customer?"

  • The difference between a slide that "works" and one that raises questions

  • Open Q&A: bring your own deck questions and pitch challenges

Whether you're actively fundraising, refining your story, or just want to understand how investors really read a deck, this is a rare look behind the curtain.

Martin Tobias

Hosting this session

Martin Tobias

Managing Partner & Founder of Incisive Ventures

Martin Tobias is the Managing Partner and Founder of Incisive Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in the first institutional round of B2B software companies that reduce friction at scale.

Martin was previously at Accenture and Microsoft and is a former Venture Partner at Ignition Partners. Martin is a 3X venture-funded CEO raising over $500M as CEO with two IPOs who has also invested in hundreds of companies and is a limited partner in over a dozen VC funds. Martin was an early investor in Google, Docusign, Deel, and over a dozen Unicorns. His
background as an Operator is highly sought after by Founders.

Martin has a double major in computer science and business and continues to develop proprietary software that gives his investing activities (and the founders he backs) an unfair advantage.

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