Why founders use this generator
- 30 sec
- Average length of a great pitch
- 5
- Tone styles available
- 12
- Languages supported
- Free
- No credit card required
Free fundraising tool
Generate an elevator pitch that holds attention
Tell us your company, your industry, your audience, and the tone. We draft the 30-second pitch that opens doors.
- Tuned for investors, partners, customers, or hires
- Picks the strongest hook from your traction
- Free. Localized in 12 languages.
Used by founders pitching at YC, Techstars, 500, Antler, and Google for Startups.
Created by founders from top global accelerators
How it works
Three steps. Sixty seconds. One pitch that lands.
- 01
Tell us about your company
Company, industry, who you are pitching, and the goal. The more specific, the sharper the pitch.
- 02
Pick a tone
Professional for traditional VCs. Friendly for warm intros. Bold for category-defining vision. Solo founder for honest underdogs.
- 03
We draft the 30-second pitch
Hook, problem, solution, traction, ask. In 90 words. Ready to deliver out loud or in writing.
See what you'll get
A 90-word pitch you can deliver in 30 seconds. No buzzwords, no jargon, just the four things a listener actually retains.
Sample output
- From
- alex@roundfunded.com
- To
- Self
- Subject
- Round Funded - 30-second pitch (Bold visionary style)
Round Funded.
We help founders outside Silicon Valley raise their next round. Today, 1,000 founders chase every investor and warm intros are reserved for SF insiders.
Round Funded is the fundraising platform for the other 99%. We curate 10,000+ active investors and write the cold emails that get replies.
We hit $30k MRR in 4 months with 10% MoM growth and founders raising in 12 languages.
We are raising $1.5M to grow the database to 25,000 investors. Want a 20-minute deep dive?
This is a template. The generator personalizes it with your company, industry, audience, and tone.
What makes an elevator pitch actually work
Four moves that separate a memorable pitch from a corporate mission statement.
01
Lead with the problem, not the company
Investors and partners listen for tension. "Today, 1,000 founders chase every investor" makes them lean in. "We are a SaaS platform" makes them tune out. Open with the friction your customer feels, then introduce yourself as the resolution.
02
Name the strongest traction number, once
$30k MRR in 4 months is a number. "We are growing fast" is not. Drop one specific metric in sentence two. If you cannot name a number, drop a number of design partners, waitlist members, or paying customers instead. Anything concrete beats anything vague.
03
End with an ask, not a thank you
Every pitch ends with a request. "Want a 20-minute deep dive?" "Can you intro me to your fund partner?" "Are you taking pitches?" Listeners need a clear next step. "Thanks for your time" gives them nothing.
04
Practice it out loud, three times
A pitch that reads great on paper falls apart spoken. Read it aloud. Cut anything that makes you breathe weird. Investors and partners need to hear conviction, and conviction comes from rehearsal.
Frequently asked questions
How long should an elevator pitch be?
30 seconds spoken, which is about 90 words written. Anything longer is not an elevator pitch. If you have more to say, that is a meeting, not an elevator.
Do I memorize it word for word?
No. Memorize the structure: problem, you, traction, ask. The exact wording adapts to the situation. A memorized pitch sounds robotic. A structured pitch sounds confident.
Should I use this pitch in my deck?
The first slide of your deck IS your elevator pitch in visual form. Use the same problem, the same hook, the same ask. Consistency between spoken and written builds trust.
What if I have no traction yet?
Replace traction with momentum. "50 design partners signed up in two weeks." "Built the MVP solo in 30 days." "Closed three LOIs from F500." Pre-revenue founders raise on momentum, not magnitude.
Can I use the same pitch for everyone?
No. Investors want returns. Partners want leverage. Customers want outcomes. Hires want mission. The structure stays the same, the framing changes. The generator lets you pick the audience for exactly this reason.
Keep going
Once you have the pitch, you need the rest of the playbook.
Round Funded
Pitch is one part. The deal is everything that follows.
Round Funded gives you the pitch, the investor list, and the Gmail outreach to land the meeting. Track every reply in one pipeline.