The Investment

You're not paying
for slides.

Every engagement is a bet that the room goes your way. Here's what that bet costs — and what it's worth.

The room decides
in the first three minutes.

Investors see hundreds of decks. Sponsors get pitched constantly. The difference between yes and no isn't your idea — it's whether your deck holds the room long enough for your idea to land.

A generic deck costs you the room before you finish slide three. What we build doesn't just present your story — it engineers conviction.

0.2%
Our Design + Story package as a percentage of the average seed round it's built to close.
72%
Of investors decide whether to pursue a deal before the meeting ends — based largely on the deck.
$0
What a failed pitch is worth. The cost of doing it wrong isn't the fee — it's the round.
What You're Actually Buying

32–47 hours of senior work,
per engagement.

This is the full Design + Story engagement — the same five-phase process on every deck. Here's what happens before a single slide gets designed.

Calibration
4–6 hrs
Goals, materials audit, outcome alignment
Intel & Strategy
6–8 hrs
Audience research, narrative architecture
Visual Architecture
16–24 hrs
Design system, layout, full deck build
Precision Tuning
4–6 hrs
Structured revisions, final sharpening
Launch & Handoff
2–3 hrs
File prep, format delivery, final check
Total per engagement32–47 hrs

// At a senior studio rate of $300/hr, that's $9,600–$14,100 of work. Design + Story is $6,000.

Our clients have pitched

Olympic Gold MedalistsFortune 500 CEOsEntertainment ExecutivesSeed–Series B Investors
Scope & Engagement

Two ways to work with us.

The difference comes down to one question: is your copy already written? Book a 30-minute call — we'll tell you exactly what your deck needs and what it'll cost.

Design

$1,600
One-time · per engagement
You bring the words.

Founders and producers whose copy and numbers are already settled — the story is right, it just doesn't look like it belongs in the room yet.

  • Up to 12 custom slides
  • You supply the copy and content
  • Custom design system, built to your brand
  • 2 revision rounds
  • PDF + editable Canva link
  • First draft in 5–8 days
Most Common

Design + Story

$6,000
One-time · per engagement
The room-ready deck.

Founders heading into Seed or Series A raises, and producers targeting landmark sponsorships — where the story has to be built, not just dressed.

  • Up to 15 custom slides
  • Full narrative strategy + audience research
  • Slide-by-slide copywriting
  • 3 revision rounds
  • PDF + editable Canva link
  • First draft in 5–8 days
What clients say

The deck pays for itself
in the room it opens.

We walked into the raise with a deck that actually held the room. The second meeting happened before we left the first.

Seed-stage FounderB2B SaaS · Closed round

They understood the story before we did. The sponsor said it was the clearest pitch they’d seen all year.

Executive ProducerSports & entertainment

Fast, sharp, and worth every dollar. The deck paid for itself in the first meeting it opened.

Series A FounderConsumer tech

Start with zero risk.

Every engagement begins with a free 30-minute strategy call — no payment, no obligation. If the scope isn't right for you, you walk away. If we take it on, you get structured revision rounds until the deck is room-ready.

Questions

Before you book.

Still not sure?

Book a 30-minute call. We'll tell you exactly what your deck needs — no pitch, no pressure.

Have an idea? Let's build it.
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Headquarters

Akkija Design Studio
New York, NY 10018

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