Pitch deck analytics
Track your pitch deck. Know which investors are actually interested.
You sent your deck to 60 investors. Most founders can't tell which links were opened, which slides held attention, or whether someone else used the link.
HummingDeck shows you.
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Account engagement map
4 viewing sessions detected on a single personal link
Rated 5.0 out of 5 on G2
The read receipt, in detail
What you see when an investor opens your deck
Most tools give you one number: opens. HummingDeck shows you the whole behavior, slide by slide, viewer by viewer.
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Per-slide engagement
From the Starter plan, you see which slides they read and how long on each, not just a binary "opened" flag. Four minutes on the team page reads differently than 30 seconds across the whole deck.
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Unique viewers
Send a personal link to one investor. If more unique viewers appear on it, the link was opened from another device, location, or person. That can mean internal sharing, but it isn't a record of a forward.
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Return visits
An investor viewed your deck on Monday, then came back Thursday without you following up. The reason isn't recorded, but a return visit is a good moment to send a relevant update.
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Bot filtering
VC firms use enterprise email with SafeLinks and Proofpoint, which can open a link before a person does. HummingDeck's three-layer detection keeps known bots and likely scanners out of your view counts. Flagged sessions stay reviewable, and no filter can prove every remaining view is human.
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Real-time alerts
Get an email when an investor opens your deck. On Pro and Business, Slack also posts a session summary when they finish reading. No dashboard to keep open.
Series A Pitch Deck
18 slides · sent to 60 investors
Page engagement
time on page · all viewers
Recent viewers
Sarah Chen
Northwind · San Francisco · returned twice
Viewer #2
possibly forwarded · Menlo Park
How it works
From upload to engagement in three steps
Upload your pitch deck
PDF, PowerPoint, or Google Slides. Drag and drop. Your deck is ready to share in seconds. Attach your financial model (Excel) and other diligence docs alongside it.
Create a unique link for each investor
One link per investor. Send it open, or on Pro and Business, ask for an email or restrict it to a verified allowlist. Each link tracks individually.
Share and track
Send via email, LinkedIn DM, or warm intro. See what happens in real time. Update your deck anytime, and every existing link automatically serves the latest version.
Want the step-by-step setup walkthrough? Read our pitch deck analytics guide.
See it in action
A DocSend alternative for fundraising
Give each investor a separate Restricted deck link, review recorded page activity, and update the deck while keeping its links. Restricted access requires Pro or Business.
DocSend Alternative for Fundraising: Share and Track Your Pitch Deck
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Chapters
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00:00 A link for each investor
Looking for a DocSend alternative for fundraising? HummingDeck gives each investor their own link to your pitch deck, shows you what each one read, and lets you update the deck without changing a link. This is a HummingDeck walkthrough, using sample documents.
00:17 Upload your deck
Start with your finished deck. PDF, PowerPoint, Word, Excel or HTML all work. We'll use a six-page PDF.
00:28 Create a Restricted link per investor
Now a link for each investor. Open the deck, choose New link, keep Personal Link, and pick Restricted, so only the email you list can open it. Add Priya's email and a label, then generate the link. Do the same for Marcus, and paste each link into your own email.
00:48 Your investor confirms their email
Priya opens her link and confirms her email. HummingDeck sends her an access link that expires in fifteen minutes, so she can read the deck without an account. You get an email as soon as she opens it.
01:01 Review each investor's page activity
Back in HummingDeck, each link keeps its own activity. Priya came back, so her link shows two views and Marcus's one. In Analytics, pick Priya's link to see the time recorded on each page. That's recorded activity, not proof she read it, but it shows what to raise in your follow-up.
01:23 Update the deck, keep the link
When the numbers change, choose Replace and upload the new PDF. Every link stays the same, so Priya's next visit shows the new version.
01:33 Revoke a link, then what's next
When an investor passes, revoke their link. New visits through it stop, and Priya's link keeps working. If you're mid-round, keep your current links and use this for your next wave of investors. When one asks for diligence, our data room video is in the description. Share your own pitch deck with the link below.
One link, sent once
4 unique viewers detected
1 personal link
Sarah Chen
San Francisco · original recipient
Viewer #2
Menlo Park · new device
Viewer #3
Menlo Park · same network
Viewer #4
New York · possibly forwarded
The forwarding signal
What one personal link can show you
Send a personal link to one investor. When extra unique viewers appear on it, each with its own location and time on each slide, someone else is using the link. That can be a colleague or the same investor on another device.
HummingDeck counts unique viewers by captured email, browser fingerprint, or IP address, so it shows that another viewer appeared, not why.
Treat extra viewers as a reason to offer context for other reviewers, not as proof that a partner is reviewing.
Investor data room
One link for your entire fundraise
Bundle the deck, financial model, cap table, team bios, and a Calendly booking into one tracked link. Per-investor analytics across the whole packet, not just the deck.
- One branded page, one link
- Embedded Loom, Calendly, Typeform, Figma, Notion
- See time spent on each document, per investor
- Replace any document mid-raise without changing the link
Series A · Acme Labs
Fundraising materials for Northwind Capital
Series A Pitch Deck
18 pages
One-Pager
1 pages
Financial Model
6 pages
Cap Table
2 pages
Revenue & Unit Economics
4 pages
Video tutorials
How to set up a data room for investors
Organize your fundraising documents in a Restricted Room, create a link for each fund, and review verified visits and recorded document activity.
Start tracking your pitch deckHow to set up a data room for investors with HummingDeck
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Chapters
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00:00 A data room for your investors
Here's how to set up a data room for your investors. Your deck, financial model, cap table and legal documents in one room. Access only for the investors you approve. And a clear view of what each one reads.
00:16 Add your files
Start by adding your files. PDF, PowerPoint, Word, Excel or HTML all work, and you can upload a whole batch at once.
00:29 Create a Restricted room
Create a Room for the raise and choose Restricted. Add the partners who should get in, here Priya and Tom at Harbor Ventures. Everyone confirms their email before the room opens.
00:45 Group documents in sections
Add your documents in sections: Deck and financials, Diligence pack, and Legal.
00:56 Add tabs and embeds
A room can hold more than files. Add a tab with a product demo from Loom or YouTube, and another with your Calendly page, so investors can book a call without leaving the room. Then click Preview to see the room the way an investor will.
01:17 A link for each fund
Make a separate link for each fund, so every group has its own list and its own activity. For Meridian Growth, allow the whole company domain.
01:31 Your investor confirms their email
Priya opens her link and confirms her email. HummingDeck sends her a one-time access link, and the room opens. She doesn't need an account.
01:43 Questions beside a document
Turn on Discussions for the link, and Priya can ask a question right beside the financial model. You get an email, and you reply in the room.
01:58 See what each investor reads
Back in your room, see who came in and what they opened. Page by page, you can see where each investor spent their time, and you get an email when someone opens a document.
02:13 Update a file, end a link
When the numbers change, replace the file. The link stays the same, so everyone sees the current version. When a fund passes, switch off its link. The others keep working.
02:30 On Business: your own domain
On Business, share the room from your own domain. Request a subdomain in Workspace settings, and HummingDeck Support sends you the DNS records. Once it's live, every link uses it, and a Restricted link can get a readable name. Set up your own data room with the link below.
Who uses this
Built for everyone raising on signal
Early-stage founders
You're sending your deck to 50+ investors for the first time. See which links were opened, which slides held attention, and whether another viewer appeared on a link. Time your follow-ups on recorded engagement, not guesswork.
Growth-stage founders
Larger rounds mean more firms evaluating simultaneously. Track engagement across dozens of investor conversations. See which firms are actively reviewing vs. going cold.
M&A advisors and bankers
Share CIMs, teasers, and deal memos with per-page tracking and controlled access. See which buyers opened what, and for how long, before the first call.
Accelerators and scouts
Share portfolio company decks with LPs or co-investors. Track which companies generate the most interest and who's coming back for a second look.
Access control
Pick the access model that matches the stage.
Cold outreach works best with no friction: personal link, no email gate, no login. Confidential late-stage materials, financials, term sheets, the full data room, belong behind an allowlist of verified emails. Choose per share.
Anyone with the link
No email, no login. Best for cold outreach where every extra click costs you a view. You still get per-slide analytics and unique-viewer detection.
- No email gate, no login
- Per-slide engagement analytics
- Unique-viewer detection
What your investor sees
Opens instantly
No email, no login screen.
Optional · email-verified access for confidential rounds
Lock to a list
Add the partners on the deal team to the allowlist. Each verifies their email to open it, so only addresses you approved can get in.
Know which partner read it
Every view ties to a verified email on your list, not just the firm. Useful for knowing who to prep when the IC meeting comes around.
Revoke when things change
Partner leaves the firm. Conversation cools. Revoke access in one click and the next page load bounces them.
Available on Pro and Business plans
Plans for fundraising
Business
$40/month per user
Unlimited data rooms, custom domain, priority support
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Compare all featuresWhy founders choose us
Why founders use HummingDeck as their fundraising data room
By Series A, investors expect more than a deck. A fundraising data room puts your pitch deck, financial model, team page, and customer references behind one branded link, with per-document analytics across the whole package.
Many virtual data rooms put that behind higher-priced plans. HummingDeck includes one Room on the Free plan and three on Starter at $10 a month.
Data rooms, what they cost
3 users included · $300/mo billed monthly
Same per-page tracking, unique-viewer detection, bot filtering. Live in 5 minutes.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do investors need to log in to view my deck?
Should I require email gating?
Can I update my deck without resending the link?
Can I revoke access after my round closes?
How do I know if an investor forwarded my deck?
Is this really free?
How is this different from DocSend?
Can I use this for M&A or due diligence documents?
What's the difference between a data room and a deal room?
How fast can I set up a fundraising data room?
Can I share my financial model as an Excel file?
What file types can I upload?
Can I use my own domain?
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