How to Share Your Pitch Deck with Orangedox

Sending a pitch deck to investors might seem simple: upload your file and hit send. But any founder who's done this before knows it’s rarely that easy. Maybe they opened the deck, maybe they didn’t. Maybe they shared it with a partner, or maybe with a competitor. You’re left guessing.In this guide, we’ll walk through how to send your pitch deck the smart way, securely, trackable, and insight driven using Orangedox & Google Drive.

Common Founder Challenges when Sending Pitch Decks

Before we jump into solutions, let’s cover the pain points that plague most fundraising efforts:

1.No idea if investors actually opened the deck

You send a link and… crickets. Did they view it? Which slides did they care about? Did they bounce halfway through? Without engagement metrics, you're flying blind.

2.Sensitive data gets shared beyond the intended recipient

Once your pitch deck is out there as an attachment, you lose all control. It could be forwarded, downloaded, or even end up with a competitor.

3. Messy follow-up timing

Without insights, your follow-ups are either too early, and consequently annoying, or too late and you lose momentum.

Why Tracking & Security Matter More Than Ever

In today’s competitive fundraising landscape investors receive dozens of pitch decks each week. To stand out, you need to be both professional and strategic.

Using a tool like Orangedox, you can:

1. Track when your pitch deck was viewed
2. See which slides each investor spent the most time on (eg. your financials or traction)
3. Control who can access, or download your deck
4. Share your deck directly from Google Drive without having to upload and maintain multiple copies

These insights can help you prioritize your follow-up with the investors who are most interested, as well as optimize your deck to focus on what investors actually care about.

How to Send a Pitch Deck That Tracks Engagement:

Here’s how to set up your pitch deck using Orangedox & Google Drive:

1. Update your pitch deck

Your pitch should be a clean PDF, not a PowerPoint presentation or key note. Keep it under 20 slides, visually engaging, and free of dense text. 

2. Connect Orangedox to your Google Drive

You can sign in with your Google account and select the pitch deck you just uploaded.

 No file copies or uploads needed - everything stays in Google Drive.

3. Create a Secure, Trackable Link

Now share the deck from Orangedox. We’ll email it to the investor for you, or you can use a trackable link if you want to contact them directly with a personalized email.

4. Get Viewership Metrics

See whenever your investor opens your deck, right down to the pages they’ve viewed and for how long.

5. Follow Up Intelligently

Did an investor view your deck twice and spend 4 minutes on your traction slide? That’s a great signal to follow up with them and see if you can jump on a call.

Start your 14-day free trial of Orangedox and see how we can help close your next round of funding, or you can book a free 1-1 demo today.

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