Looking for templates or examples of search fund investor decks (post-LOI)

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by a searcher from Cornell University
in Calgary, AB, Canada

1yr ago

Looking for templates or examples of search fund investor decks (post-LOI)

Hi all,

I'm a self funded searcher with a B2B manufacturing company under LOI. I'm putting together a deck to send to investors and I can't seem to find a template or some examples. I've put together decks for start up before but this is considerably different.

Does anyone have a good example they could send me or point me toward?

Bonus points for a good example teaser as well!

Thanks

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reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Bowling Green State University in Surrey, BC, Canada

My understanding in Search is, investors are typically interested in reviewing a PPM (private placement memo) as opposed to a pitchdeck although, I suppose a pitchdeck could work for an intro.
If you download the Standford Search Fund Study redacted including the exhibits, you'll find an example of a PPM. From what I've read on this forum, folks recommend following the script - no need to reinvent the wheel, it's well-understood, but you may want to run it by a Canadian lawyer prior to sharing since there's likely a few differences between US and Canadian jurisdictions.
From the structure of the PPM, you could probably distill a pitchdeck.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Texas A&M University in Denver, CO, USA

^redacted‌ I've got a connection that does very high end decks for VC and other types of fund raising. His portfolio is at over $1B raised in under 5 years. DM me if you're interested in connecting with him!