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The market size slide for a SaaS pitch deck

Investors want proof that enough teams and companies who pay a monthly or yearly subscription exist to build a large company. Here is a bottom-up market slide for Northbeam, and the weak version most founders send.

NORTHBEAM · MARKET

9,000 finance teams we can reach first, worth ₹2.9 L a year each a year

Sample slide for a fictional company · illustrative numbers
Long term: 200,000 mid-market companies globallyNext: 38,000 companies across India and the Gulf 9,000finance teams we can reach

Strong versus weak

Same slide, two versions. Investors decide in seconds which kind of founder sent it.

What most decks send
Market sizeLots of words, no takeaway
  • One huge number from a report
  • "We only need 1% of the market"
  • No link between the market and your price
What gets a meeting
NORTHBEAM · MARKET

9,000 finance teams we can reach first, worth ₹2.9 L a year each a year

Sample slide for a fictional company · illustrative numbers
Long term: 200,000 mid-market companies globallyNext: 38,000 companies across India and the Gulf 9,000finance teams we can reach
  • Start small
  • Price it
  • Show the next ring
  • Cite sources

Anatomy of the slide

01

Start small

Count the finance teams you can reach first: mid-size companies with 3 or more finance staff in India.

02

Price it

Multiply by what each pays a year: ₹2.9 L a year.

03

Show the next ring

Then the wider group: 38,000 companies across India and the Gulf.

04

Cite sources

Put the source of every number at the bottom of the slide.

Questions SaaS investors will ask next

Prepare these before the meeting. The answers belong in your appendix.

Who signs the contract and who uses the product daily?
Do customers expand after they buy?
How long does a sale take and who runs it?
Watch

The most common gap in SaaS decks is listing features instead of the business outcome a buyer gets.

Questions

What goes on the market size slide of a SaaS pitch deck?

Start small: Count the finance teams you can reach first: mid-size companies with 3 or more finance staff in India.; Price it: Multiply by what each pays a year: ₹2.9 L a year.; Show the next ring: Then the wider group: 38,000 companies across India and the Gulf.; Cite sources: Put the source of every number at the bottom of the slide..

Are the numbers in the example real?

No. Northbeam is a fictional company. The numbers show the format. Use your own.

What is the most common SaaS pitch deck mistake?

Listing features instead of the business outcome a buyer gets.

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