Services

Focused support, starting with a diagnostic

All work begins with a $299 diagnostic assessment. This ensures we understand your science, your deck, and what kind of support, if any, actually makes sense before committing to further work. If we move forward, the diagnostic fee may be credited toward further engagement.

Based on that assessment, I’ll recommend one of three paths.

• No further work. In some cases, no further work is needed or your company isn't mature enough to focus on pitching to investors. In these cases, you’ll still leave with clear, actionable feedback.

• Targeted advisory. In others, targeted advisory may be appropriate, focusing on specific areas such as narrative clarity or outlining strategic positioning.

• Full engagement. For some founders, full engagement may be the right path, involving creating a teaser deck, full pitch deck, and other communication materials for you to reach investors with clarity and confidence.

Why do I need a pitch deck consultant when I have AI?

In short, AI can generate content. It can't exercise judgment.

AI tools are useful for suggesting structure, improving phrasing, and generating clean, readable slides. But fundraising for science and technology companies requires clarity in how that substance is communicated. I’ve seen rigorous thinking get lost in technical detail, promising data presented without clear interpretation, and founders struggling to share a coherent narrative. In a pitch deck, someone needs to decide what matters now and what doesn’t, how to frame early or incomplete data, how much uncertainty to make explicit, and what an investor is likely to trust. These are not formatting problems. They are judgment problems.

Investors are not just reading your slides. They are evaluating how you interpret your data, how you perceive future risk, and whether your story holds up under scrutiny. AI can help you produce a deck. It cannot help you stand behind it with confidence.

AI can help you produce slides, but it cannot determine:

• what actually matters in your science

• how your data should be interpreted

• what an investor is likely to trust or question

Because of this, early drafts created with AI still require deeper work to ensure the story is accurate, coherent, and grounded in real understanding. My role is not to replace these tools. It’s to listen carefully, interpret complex science, and work with you to shape a story that feels clear, credible, and worth engaging with. This is slower than generating slides, but its what elevates a start-up with potential to a real investment opportunity.

I like to say that my superpower is curiosity. It allows me to stay with complexity, ask better questions, and help founders see their work more clearly. I focus on scientific storytelling grounded in real understanding, structured with decision-making in mind. I’m not a regulatory consultant, a design agency, or a generic pitch deck service. My role is narrower and deeper: to help you present a scientific narrative that makes potential investors want to support your work.

My academic background includes a bachelors degree in economics (with minors in math and philosophy), and a masters degree in epidemiology from Tel Aviv University where my research focused on the relationship between naturalistic psychedelic use and co-occurring substance use disorders. I've also worked as a research assistant in the fields of economics and medical decision making. For the past 4 years, I've been working as a senior grant consultant helping life science companies communicate complex science clearly and effectively.

My approach is simple: I listen first. I focus on your scientific approach, how you interpret your own data, and where the story becomes unclear to someone outside your field. From there, I help shape a narrative that reflects the science honestly while making it understandable and compelling to others.

I started this work because I've seen too many founders struggle with presenting their scientific narrative to investors.

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Start with a pitch deck diagnostic

If you have an AI-generated pitch deck, you can request a $299 diagnostic assessment. The process begins with a short intake form, after which I review your submission to confirm fit. If approved, you’ll receive a link to complete payment and sign a short agreement, followed by instructions to upload your deck. We'll then schedule a 1-hour consultation call.

You’ll receive feedback on clarity, structure, and interpretation, along with insight into how investors are likely to read your deck and recommendations on next steps. In some cases, that recommendation will be that no further work is needed. If we do move forward, the diagnostic fee may be credited toward further engagement.

Email

Emily@scidex-consulting.com