What’s in a Pitch? A Deck by Any Other Name…
What’s in a Pitch? A Deck by Any Other Name…
Friday 11 September 2026
What are angel investors really looking for when a founder pitches?
A strong pitch is about much more than having an impressive deck. Investors are assessing the founder, the team, the opportunity and, importantly, whether they believe they can work with you.
Join us for an engaging and practical workshop with Roop K Bhadury, entrepreneur, Angel Investor and AI strategy specialist, as he shares his perspective on what founders should focus on when pitching to angel investors.
About the Workshop
Roop will explore three important areas that can influence an angel investor’s decision:
Likeability
Investors are potentially entering a long-term relationship with you and your team. Does the chemistry feel right? Are you someone they can see themselves backing and working alongside?
Believability
Are you credible? Have you done your homework? Do you understand your market, customers and competition? What is your unfair advantage, and what evidence can you provide to reduce the perceived risk?
Coachability
Can you listen, absorb feedback, decide what is relevant and continue to improve? Early-stage businesses evolve quickly, and the ability to learn, experiment and iterate can be just as important as the original idea.
What You’ll Learn
During the session, Roop will share practical guidance on how to improve both your pitch and your delivery, including:
Why fewer slides can often create a stronger pitch
Why you should never simply read from your deck
How to project your voice and communicate with confidence
How to make slides easier for investors to understand
Which key metrics investors want to see
Why your team deserves meaningful attention in the pitch
How experiments can strengthen your proposition
Why successful founders innovate — but continuously iterate
How to build greater credibility with potential angel investors
About Roop K Bhadury
Roop is a career entrepreneur who has built three technology ventures and two consulting firms across Brisbane, Australia and San Francisco, USA.
Now based in London, he is undertaking a PhD in Information Systems at the London School of Economics (LSE) and is also an Angel Investor.
Roop speaks and consults on the Future of Work with AI, AI readiness and pre-transformation, human augmentation with AI, AI bias and ethics, and problem-solving in an AI-enabled world.
He helps organisations understand what is coming next, develop actionable AI strategies and make better use of the technology available today.
Who Should Attend?
This session is particularly relevant for:
Startup founders preparing to raise angel investment
Early-stage entrepreneurs developing their investor pitch
Founders looking to strengthen their pitch deck and delivery
Businesses wanting to better understand how angel investors evaluate opportunities
Anyone preparing for investor meetings, pitch competitions or fundraising conversations
If you are preparing to raise investment — or simply want to understand what makes an investor sit up and pay attention — this session will give you practical insights you can immediately apply to your next pitch.
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/376974538504924?p=0YBoouMGfnBhRaUZG7
Meeting ID: 376 974 538 504 924
Passcode: Mq2GN39H