In July 2015, Revolut raised £1.5M with an 11-slide deck and 4.8k pre-product sign-ups.
This is the deck Nik Storonsky used to raise Revolut's seed round, led by Balderton Capital.
Eleven years later, the company has been valued at $115 billion in a secondary share sale and serves more than 75 million customers.
The deck is far from perfect, and that's exactly why it's worth studying: it shows what seed investors actually buy, and what they're willing to forgive.
Below is the full breakdown, slide by slide, with what still works in 2026 and what you should do differently.
Inside you'll find:
The Founder Was the Customer: Why Revolut's Origin Story Did the Heavy Lifting
“Spending Money Abroad Sucks”: How to Write a Problem Slide Investors Remember
Exchange, Send, Spend: The Wedge That Became a Super-App
The Spreadsheet Was Wrong by 35x, and It Didn't Matter
The Flaws Balderton Forgave (and the Ones You Can't Afford)
What to Steal From Revolut's Deck for Your Seed Round
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