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Four Creative Studios

Dallas, TX · 2025

"Dear visitor —

We started Four Creative Studios because we were tired of seeing brilliant founders with terrible slides.

Every deck in this notebook was designed to do one thing: help our clients tell their story so clearly that the audience has no choice but to act.

Flip through. See what we've built.

— The Four Creative Studios Team"

we design the slides
that raise the round.

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4C Dallas, TX · Est. 2025

The studio — Dallas, TX

25+ decks designed
23 industries
48h avg turnaround

"If your presentation matters,
we should be making it."

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Table of Contents

01Harbor & Oak — Specialty Coffee01
02Nexus Pay — B2B Payments03
03MedNova — Gene Therapy05
04Glow Biome — Microbiome Skincare07
05ApexLogic — Enterprise QBR09
06Haven Insurance — Board Update11
07Harbor Point — Investor Proposal13
08Fintech Portfolio15
09AI / Deep Tech17
10More From the Studio19
11About the Studio21
12Get in Touch23

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"Industries we've designed for:"

Fintech AI / ML DeFi / Crypto Real Estate Healthcare SaaS CleanTech E-Commerce Enterprise EdTech Logistics Consumer Data / Analytics Biotech Insurance Media PropTech Legal Tech + more

"23 industries. One standard: excellence."

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MICROBIOME SKINCARE
SERIES A · $15M RAISE
Glow
Biome
Postbiotic-First · Clinical Skincare

"Series A — magazine-grade laboratory field notebook"

CLINICAL PROOF · n=120
−62%
Redness
p<0.001 · 4-week dermatology study

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Glow Biome

Series A Investor Deck · 11 Slides

The Challenge

A microbiome skincare founder with a $2.8M waitlist needed a Series A deck that could pair clinical rigor (n=120, p<0.001) with editorial beauty — investors had to feel the brand, not just trust the chemistry.

Our Approach

We extended our literary design system into a magazine-grade laboratory field notebook — petri-dish atlas cover, dermatology evidence wall, hand-drawn clinical bars, postage-stamp team cards, and a gold-foil medallion ask. Every chart defensible. Every page board-ready.

The Result

$15M Series A target with $60M pre-money. Lead committed at $5M. Deck scored 9.2/10 on enterprise audit — our highest yet.

#beauty#clinical#seriesA#editorial

every result peer-reviewable,
every page editorial ↑

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SPECIALTY COFFEE
SERIES A · $12M RAISE
Harbor
& Oak
Direct-Trade Specialty Coffee

"Series A — a literary deck for a roast house"

UNIT ECONOMICS · LEDGER
Per-Bag
Margin
Hand-drawn ledger · 70% gross

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Harbor & Oak

Series A Pitch Deck · 10 Slides

The Challenge

A direct-trade specialty roaster needed a Series A deck that could stand next to fintech and AI — without losing the warmth and craft that defined the brand. Investors had to feel the coffee, not just read the numbers.

Our Approach

We built an open-book aesthetic — handwritten captions, ledger ruled paper, wax seal, hand-drawn bar charts — paired with rigorous unit economics. Every slide reads like a chapter in a craft journal, but the financials are board-ready.

The Result

$12M Series A target with $32M post-money. The deck scored 8.8/10 on enterprise audit after three review rounds.

#cpg#coffee#seriesA#editorial

every chart hand-drawn,
every metric defensible ↑

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B2B PAYMENTS
SERIES A · $8M RAISE
Nexus
Pay
Cross-Border B2B Payments

"Series A — built for Southeast Asian SMEs"

DASHBOARD VIEW
Payment
Analytics
Real-time Transaction Monitoring

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Nexus Pay

Series A Pitch Deck · 12 Slides

The Challenge

Cross-border B2B payments in Southeast Asia are slow, expensive, and fragmented. Nexus Pay needed to convince VCs that an API-first approach could capture this $4.7T corridor.

Our Approach

We designed a narrative arc from pain (3-5 day settlement, 6% fees) to solution (real-time, sub-1% via local rails). A custom dashboard mockup showcased the product's elegance inline with the pitch.

The Result

$8M Series A raised. Deck cited by lead investor as "the clearest fintech narrative we've seen this year."

#fintech#payments#seriesA#SEA

real product mockups
inside the deck ↑

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BIOTECH / GENE THERAPY
SERIES A · $25M RAISE
Med
Nova
AAV Gene Therapy

"Series A — one-time cure for Friedreich's Ataxia"

CLINICAL DATA
Phase I/II
Results
Pre-clinical & Early Efficacy

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MedNova Therapeutics

Series A Pitch Deck · 16 Slides

The Challenge

A biotech startup needed to convey the promise of AAV-based gene therapy for Friedreich's Ataxia to non-specialist investors — without losing scientific credibility.

Our Approach

We built a cinematic narrative arc: rare disease devastation → elegant molecular mechanism → Phase I/II data → massive market white space. Every data slide earned through storytelling.

The Result

$25M Series A closed. Lead VC partner: "First biotech deck where I understood the science and the business."

#biotech#genetherapy#seriesA#raredisease

DNA helix animation
on the cover slide ↑

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ENTERPRISE / SaaS
Q1 2026 · BOARD REVIEW
Apex
Logic
Quarterly Business Review

"Q1 QBR — built for the board room"

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Revenue &
ARR
$18.2M ARR · 142% YoY Growth

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ApexLogic

Quarterly Business Review · 19 Slides

The Challenge

ApexLogic's board needed a comprehensive Q1 review covering financials, ARR growth, pipeline health, customer metrics, product updates, and strategic priorities — all in one cohesive narrative.

Our Approach

We designed a cinematic data-driven narrative: executive summary → financial deep-dive → pipeline & efficiency → customer health → product roadmap → strategic outlook. Every chart tells a story.

The Result

Board approved Q2 expansion budget unanimously. CFO: "Best QBR deck we've ever had — the data actually tells a story."

#enterprise#SaaS#QBR#boarddeck

19 slides of pure
data storytelling ↑

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INSURANCE / BOARD DECK
Q2 2025 · BOARD UPDATE
Haven
Insurance
Quarterly Board Update

"Board update — P&C carrier across 24 states"

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
$142M
GWP
91.3% Combined Ratio · 24 States

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Haven Insurance

Quarterly Board Update · 16 Slides

The Challenge

Haven Insurance needed a Q2 board update that could convey $142M GWP across 24 states, complex loss ratios, AI-driven claims processing, and a multi-scenario outlook — all in one cohesive, audit-ready narrative.

Our Approach

We designed a dark, data-dense format: executive summary → P&L deep-dive → state expansion map → technology pipeline → risk matrix → scenario outlook. Every chart cross-references for board-level traceability.

The Result

Board approved H2 expansion into 3 new states. Chair: "First deck where every number traced back — exactly what governance demands."

#insurance#boarddeck#P&C#dataviz

16 slides, all data
cross-referenced ↑

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REAL ESTATE / INVESTOR DECK
$75M RAISE · BISCAYNE BAY
Harbor
Point
Luxury Investment Proposal

"220-unit luxury tower — last bayfront site in Miami"

PROJECTED RETURNS
18.2%
IRR
1.92× Multiple · 52 Stories

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Harbor Point

Investor Proposal · 16 Slides

The Challenge

Skyline Property Group needed a Bloomberg-meets-Architectural-Digest investor deck for their $75M pre-development equity raise on Miami's last premium bayfront site — blending institutional rigor with luxury branding.

Our Approach

Navy-and-gold palette with animated data viz: SVG location map, Gantt timeline, waterfall structure, sensitivity matrix, and full appendix suite. Every projection cross-references the pro forma.

The Result

First close achieved in 6 weeks. Lead investor: "Most sophisticated pre-dev deck we've seen — the data room came built into the slides."

#realestate#investordeck#luxury#miami

16 slides, full pro forma
+ sensitivity matrix ↑

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FINTECH
SERIES B · $45M RAISE
PayScale
Analytics
Compensation Intelligence

"Fintech Series B — raised the full $45M ↑"

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PayScale Analytics

Investor Pitch Deck · 14 Slides

The Challenge

PayScale needed to convince institutional investors that compensation data was the next frontier of HR tech. Their existing deck was 40 slides of dense charts.

Our Approach

We restructured the narrative around a single insight: "Companies that underpay lose 23% more talent." Then designed every slide to build on that thesis.

The Result

$45M Series B closed in 6 weeks. Lead investor said the deck "sold itself."

#fintech#pitchdeck#seriesB

most complex data
viz we've done yet

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AI / DEEP TECH
SEED ROUND · $4.5M
Neural
Forge
Enterprise AI Infrastructure

"Seed round — they came back for Series A too"

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NeuralForge

Investor Pitch Deck · 12 Slides

The Challenge

A deeply technical AI infrastructure startup needed to explain transformer model optimization to non-technical VCs without dumbing it down.

Our Approach

Visual metaphors. We turned complex ML pipelines into architectural blueprints that any investor could follow. Technical depth without the jargon.

The Result

$4.5M seed closed. Founders returned for Series A deck 8 months later.

#ai#deeptech#seed
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DEFI / CRYPTO
SERIES A · $20M
Chain
Vault
Institutional DeFi

"DeFi is hard to explain. We made it visual."

SERIES B · $75M
Pinnacle
Capital
Real Estate Fund

"Pinnacle — $75M fund deck"

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More from the studio

A sample of other work across industries

01
BazaarFlow

Series A · E-Commerce · 13 slides

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Meridian Corp

Board Deck · Enterprise · 18 slides

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HealthBridge

Series A · Healthcare · 15 slides

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TerraVolt Energy

Seed · CleanTech · 12 slides

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Lumen Analytics

Series B · Data/AI · 16 slides

"25+ decks and counting..."

across 23 industries ✦

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THE STUDIO

A design studio
built for one
thing only.

Four Creative Studios is a presentation design studio based in Dallas, Texas.

We exist because most pitch decks are bad — and the agencies that fix them are slow, expensive, and still produce mediocre work.

We combine senior design expertise with AI-accelerated workflows to deliver agency-quality decks at a pace that actually respects your fundraising timeline.

every slide reviewed
by a human designer.

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"How we work:"

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Brief

Share your story, your audience, your deadline. We ask the hard questions early.

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Design

Narrative first. We structure the story, then design every slide to support it.

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Refine

Two rounds of revision. We polish until every slide earns its place.

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Deliver

PPTX, PDF, Google Slides, Keynote — whatever your meeting needs.

"48-hour turnaround, every time."

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"Let's make
something
together."

Have a deck that needs to actually work? A round to raise? A board to impress?

Reach out. We'd love to hear about your project.

we respond to
every inquiry
within 24 hours ☑

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