How this AI startup sold compliance automation to VCs: the $14M pitch deck breakdown 💸🤖
In the age of vibe coding, anyone can build an app. But can you keep it compliant with 50+ regulations without hiring an army of lawyers? Feroot bet $14M you can't and won 👏
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Most pitch decks fail because they solve problems nobody admits they have.
Feroot’s deck succeeds because it opens with a number so visceral it stops you cold: $200 million 🤯
That’s what Blue Shield of California faced after web trackers shared protected health information with Google Analytics.
Not a theoretical risk. An actual notice of data breach dated April 9, 2025, with penalties that could crater a company.
The Canada-based startup used this single example to raise $14 million in Series A funding led by True Ventures, with backing from Y Combinator, Preface Ventures, and Industry Ventures.
This is pitch deck storytelling at its finest. Let me show you why.
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