Behind the Site

Pitch

pitch.com

Berlin-based collaborative presentation software company founded by the Wunderlist team.

  • Productivity software
  • active
  • Founded 2018
  • Researched Sep 2026
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Age8 yearsDomain registered 1996
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Based inBerlin, Germany
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Employees11-50Estimated post-Jan 2024 restructuring: ~100-135 staff (2022) cut by two-thirds (69 people laid off)
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Funding$135M raisedSeries A $19M · Extension $30M · Series B $85M
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PlatformsWeb, iPhone
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Founders8 foundersChristian Reber, Adam Renklint, Charlette Prevot, Vanessa Stock, Marvin Labod, Jan Martin, Eric Labod, Misha Karpenko

The story

Pitch was founded in 2018 by Christian Reber and several co-founders who previously built and sold Wunderlist to Microsoft. The company raised over $135M in venture funding to build a PowerPoint alternative, then underwent a major restructuring in January 2024 with layoffs and a CEO change. It now operates as a leaner, AI-focused presentation platform under CEO Adam Renklint.

Timeline

  1. FoundedJan 2018

    Company founded

    Founded in Berlin by ex-Wunderlist team

  2. FundingOct 2018

    Series A raised

    $19M led by Index Ventures

  3. FundingOct 2019

    Additional $30M raised

    Total funding reached $50M

  4. FundingMay 2021

    Series B raised

    $85M led by Lakestar and Tiger Global

  5. New platformJul 2021

    iOS app launched

    Pitch mobile app released on App Store

  6. MilestoneJan 2024

    CEO change and layoffs

    Reber stepped down, Renklint became CEO, two-thirds staff cut

Founders

  • Christian Reber

    Co-founder; former CEO, now board member

    Previously founder/CEO of Wunderlist (acquired by Microsoft 2015)

    linkedin.com

  • Adam Renklint

    Co-founder and CEO (since Jan 2024, previously CTO)

    Co-founder/CTO of Pitch; earlier at Wunderlist team

  • Charlette Prevot

    Co-founder

    Previously Co-founder and Corporate Manager at Wunderlist

  • Vanessa Stock

    Co-founder

    Part of founding team from Wunderlist

  • Marvin Labod

    Co-founder

    Part of founding team from Wunderlist

  • Jan Martin

    Co-founder

    Co-founded Wunderlist with Reber and Prevot in 2010

  • Eric Labod

    Co-founder

    Part of founding team from Wunderlist

  • Misha Karpenko

    Co-founder

    Part of founding team from Wunderlist

12 sourcesEvery fact above links back to these.
  1. Pitch raises $85M on a $600M valuation - TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
  2. Pitch raises $19M Series A funding - Index Venturesindexventures.com
  3. Pitch | Collaborate on Decks - App Storeapps.apple.com
  4. German startup Pitch switches CEO and lays off two-thirds of its workforcetechcrunch.com
  5. Tiger-backed software startup Pitch lays off two-thirds of staff; its CEO steps downsifted.eu
  6. Christian Reber on LinkedIn: Changes at Pitchlinkedin.com
  7. Pitch Careers - Insights and Opportunitieswellfound.com
  8. Pitch - Company Profile, Team, Funding - Tracxntracxn.com
  9. 20VC: Pitch & Wunderlist Founder, Christian Reberthetwentyminutevc.com
  10. Christian Reber - Grokipediagrokipedia.com
  11. Wunderlist founder Christian Weber has PowerPoint competitor, Pitchcnbc.com
  12. Pitch - The AI presentation workspacepitch.com
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