GridCure used this pitch deck on 500 Startups’ Demo Day to bag seed funding

ABOUT

Based in Toronto, GridCure is a platform that helps users make better operational and financial decisions by transforming their data into valuable analytics and actionable insights.

The smart-grid analytics firm offers a system that can consume utility data from smart meters. It combines this with external data such as weather or local population demographics, and gives insights.

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform’s applications include demand-peak forecasting, anomaly detection, and power outage prevention.

The startup used this pitch deck for the 500 Startups Demo Day and obtained seed funding.

Fundraising journey

• 2014: Undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding from DMZ
• 2014: US$95,000 of seed funding from NEXT Canada
• 2015: Undisclosed amount of seed funding from 500 Startups

How is the deck compelling?

• The deck is short but includes all basic information about the company.
• It introduces GridCure’s business in the first slide and the background of problem that the company aims to solve.
• It also provides details on company traction, segmentation, and possibilities for GridCure.

SOURCE

Deck: Starthouse