Presentation Software115 Broadway, 3Fl, New YorkFounded 2014CEO Jose Cayasso
Slidebean makes AI pitch-deck software for startup founders and runs a pitch-deck design, fundraising and financial-modelling agency alongside it, plus a YouTube channel about startups.
Slidebean's last reported revenue was $1.2M in 2018 (Jose Cayasso on camera; MRR around $100K). GetLatka estimates it at about $6.3M a year (October 2024). Slidebean is #489 on the Latka List. The list ranks the 1,299 companies Nathan Latka has interviewed by revenue.
| As of | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $1.2M | Calculated from what Jose Cayasso saidWatch at 5:03MRR around $100K |
| Dec 2023 | $4.3MEST | GetLatka estimate |
| Oct 2024 | $6.3MEST | GetLatka estimate |
Slidebean has raised $927.5K across seven rounds since 2013. The latest was a $447.5K Seed round in July 2016.
| Date | Round | Raised | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2016 | Seed | $447.5K | – |
| Apr 2016 | Seed | $20K | Company Website |
| Feb 2016 | Seed | $50K | – |
| Jan 2015 | Convertible Note | $250K | Company Website |
| Nov 2014 | Seed | $100K | – |
| May 2014 | Seed | $25K | – |
| May 2013 | Angel | $35K | – |
| Total raised | $927.5K |
Nathan Latka has interviewed Slidebean once, speaking with Jose Cayasso. Each figure links to the second it was said.
Watch: How Slidebean Ran Cash-Flow Positive at Around $100K MRR and 10,000 Subscribers (Interview with CEO Jose Cayasso)Jose Cayasso, Founder and CEO
Slidebean competes most directly with Canva, Prezi, Visme and Beautiful.AI.
| Company | Revenue | Funding | Employees | Customers | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canva | $4B | $568.6M | 5,000 | 150M | 2013 |
 Prezi | $53.7M | $72.8M | 262 | – | 2009 |
 Visme | $15M | – | 98 | 10K | 2014 |
 Beautiful.AI | $13.5M | $16M | 93 | – | 2015 |
| Slidebean | $6.3M | $927.5K | 40 | 10K | 2014 |
Jose Cayasso founded Slidebean in 2014 with Vinicio Chanto and Jose Bolaños and runs it as CEO. Slidebean had 40 employees (October 2024, LinkedIn).
Also at SlidebeanAllan Boruchowicz
| As of | Employees | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 40 | |
| Dec 2023 | 40 | |
| Jul 2023 | 36 | – |
| Jul 2023 | 37 | – |
| 2023 | 40 | – |
| Dec 2022 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 43 | – |
| Dec 2021 | 37 | |
| 2021 | 42 | – |
| 2018 | 20 | Jose Cayasso on cameraWatch at 2:05 |
| Jun 2017 | 22 | – |
GetLatka estimates Slidebean's revenue at about $6.3M a year (October 2024). The last reported figure was $1.2M in 2018 (MRR around $100K), as Jose Cayasso said on camera.
Slidebean has raised $927.5K across seven funding rounds. The latest was a $447.5K Seed round in July 2016.
Slidebean had 40 employees in October 2024, according to LinkedIn.
Jose Cayasso is the CEO of Slidebean and co-founded the company in 2014. Nathan Latka interviewed Jose Cayasso.
Jose Cayasso, Vinicio Chanto and Jose Bolaños founded Slidebean in 2014.
7 said on camera · 6 from public sources · 2 estimates. Founder figures link to the second they were said; public figures name their source; estimates are marked EST and say whose they are. Not financial advice. The Latka List ranks the private, operating companies Nathan Latka has interviewed by the latest revenue figure on each profile, reported or estimated; equal figures share a rank.
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