Example: Business Pitch
A complete business pitch deck demonstrating the title, section, title-content, bsp, two-column, quote, and grid layouts — with progress bars, a Mermaid diagram, and speaker notes.
Copy the source below into a new .md file and open it in Kova.
Source
---
title: Acme Analytics
author: Jane Smith, CEO
date: 2026
theme: pitch
aspect_ratio: "16:9"
---
# Acme Analytics
Turning raw data into decisions that matter.
Jane Smith, CEO · May 2026
---
## The Problem
---
## Companies are drowning in data
Organisations collect 10× more data than they did five years ago — but
fewer than 30% report feeling confident in their data-driven decisions.
The bottleneck isn't collection. It's comprehension.
???
Open with a question: "How many of you feel like your team is actually
using your data effectively?" Let a few hands go up, then acknowledge
the gap.
---
## Why existing tools fall short
**Data warehouses**
- Require dedicated engineering teams
- Weeks to onboard a new dashboard
- Results locked in technical silos
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**Self-serve BI tools**
- Steep learning curve
- Misleading defaults
- No guardrails on bad queries
???
Name specific competitors if the audience is technical. Otherwise keep
it category-level.
---
## Our Solution
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## Acme Analytics
Plain-language questions → instant, verified answers.
???
Walk through the screenshot. Key points: the search bar at the top,
the confidence score on every result, the one-click export.
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## How it works
```mermaid
graph LR
A[Ask a question] --> B[Query planner]
B --> C[Data warehouse]
C --> D[Verification layer]
D --> E[Answer + confidence score]
```
???
Briefly explain the verification layer — that's our moat. It catches
statistically dubious results before they reach the user.
---
## Traction
!progress[Annual recurring revenue](68)
!progress[Month-on-month growth](82)
!progress[Net Promoter Score](77)
!progress[Data sources supported](55)
$2.4M ARR · 22% MoM · NPS 61 · 140+ connectors
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The ARR bar represents $2.4M of a $3.5M target for the year. We're
on track to hit it by October.
---
## Why now
> The gap between data collection and data understanding has never
> been wider — or more expensive to ignore.
> — Gartner, 2025 Data & Analytics Report
---
## The Market
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## Total addressable market
- **TAM:** $42B — all business intelligence software
- **SAM:** $11B — mid-market and enterprise analytics buyers
- **SOM:** $800M — companies 50–5,000 employees, English-speaking markets
---
## Competitive landscape
| | Acme | Legacy BI | Self-serve | Data teams |
|---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| No SQL required | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Answer verification | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | Manual |
| < 1 min to first answer | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Enterprise security | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ |
---
## The Ask
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## Series A — $8M
**Use of funds**
- Product: expand connector library, mobile app (40%)
- Sales: double AE headcount (35%)
- G&A: ops, legal, finance (25%)
**Target close:** Q3 2026
???
We've already soft-circled $4M. Looking for a lead investor to anchor
the round. Terms sheet ready.
---
## The team
- **Jane Smith** — CEO · ex-Palantir, Stanford CS
- **Marcus Lee** — CTO · ex-Databricks, 3 patents in query optimisation
- **Priya Nair** — CPO · ex-Notion, built Notion AI from 0 to 10M users
- **David Park** — Head of Sales · $40M ARR at previous company
---
## Thank you
jane@acme.io · acme.io/deck
Questions?
What this demonstrates
| Slide | Layout | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Title | title |
Frontmatter, subtitle, theme |
| Section breaks | section |
Chapter dividers |
| "Why existing tools" | two-column |
\|\|\| column break |
| "How it works" | code |
Mermaid flowchart |
| "Traction" | bsp |
Progress bars grouped as one logical element |
| "Why now" | quote |
Blockquote with attribution |
| "Competitive landscape" | title-content |
GFM table |
| Speaker notes | — | ??? delimiter on several slides |