Pie Chart Maker

Make a Pie Chart for a Startup Pitch

Two pie charts appear in almost every pitch deck: use of funds and revenue mix. Investors have seen thousands of both, which cuts two ways. A clean, exact, well-labeled chart reads as operational competence. A cluttered one with 11 slices and no numbers reads as its opposite.

This editor gets you to clean quickly. Three to five slices, precise percentage labels, colors matched to your deck with per-slice hex control, and a transparent background so the chart sits on your slide design. Copy to clipboard and it is in the deck.

One warning from the other side of the table: do not pie-chart your TAM. "We only need 1 percent of this market" is a slide investors joke about. Use the pie for allocations you control, like funds and revenue.

Example chart: Use of Funds, $1.5M SeedUse of Funds, $1.5M SeedProduct & engineering · 45%Buffer · 10%Operations · 15%Go-to-market · 30%
Example: Use of Funds, $1.5M Seed. Load it into the editor below and make it yours.

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This example is loaded into the editor below — swap in your own numbers, restyle it, and download the result. Free, no signup, no watermark.

Use of Funds, $1.5M SeedProduct & engineering · 45%Buffer · 10%Operations · 15%Go-to-market · 30%
45.0%
30.0%
15.0%
10.0%

Total: 100

below %

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When to use it

  • Use of funds on the ask slide
  • Current revenue mix by product or customer segment
  • Cap table summaries, simplified to founder, investor, and pool slices
  • Cost structure snapshots for the financials appendix

Tips for a better chart

  • Use of funds should have 3 to 5 slices with round, defensible percentages. "42.7% engineering" invites questions the decimal cannot answer.
  • Match slice colors to your deck template exactly with per-slice hex values.
  • A waffle chart is a fresh alternative for use of funds, and reads precisely on a projector.
  • Keep the title factual: "Use of funds, $1.5M seed". The chart is the evidence, the voiceover is the pitch.

Frequently asked questions

What should a use-of-funds pie chart contain?

Three to five categories that map to your actual plan, commonly engineering or product, go-to-market, operations, and a buffer. Percentages should be round numbers you can defend in the follow-up question.

How do I match the chart to my deck design?

Set each slice to an exact hex color from your template, choose a matching label font size, and export with a transparent background. The chart lands on your slide as if it were drawn there.

Should I show a market share pie for TAM?

Usually not. The tiny-slice-of-a-huge-market pie is a cliché that invites skepticism. Show TAM, SAM, and SOM as sized figures or a bar comparison instead, and keep pies for allocations you control.

Will the chart have a watermark in my deck?

No watermark, no signup, and the export is clean at presentation resolution.

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