About the Founder — Dima Maslennikov

Dima
Founder of PitchBob
👨‍💻 As an entrepreneur

I am convinced that the right question is half of the correct answer, and content is more important than design. So don’t confuse PitchBob with endless design tools that don’t increase chances of success, where you have to spend a ton of time moving pictures around. PitchBob is much better — it’s your AI startup co-pilot.

🧐 As a startup mentor and angel investor

I understand that pitching startup ideas can be tricky. Sometimes, explaining your business concept in a way that resonates with investors, customers, and partners is difficult. Furthermore, 90% of pitch deck creation is understanding your startup.

🤓 As a corporate innovation consultant

I understand how challenging it is to launch a startup within a corporation — formulating an idea, communicating it to management, assembling a team, and fighting for resources. From the perspective of directors of innovation, it’s tough to motivate the launch of startups within a corporation, align ideas with corporate priorities, how tricky it is to build a truly effective funnel for generating quality ideas and launch PoCs with high conversion to successful MVP implementation and scaling.

That’s why I’ve developed a unique AI solution for wantrepreneurs, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs love — AI Pitch Deck Generator & AI Startup co-pilot for entrepreneurs, which helps you to create a pitch deck, and a bunch of investment docs, get feedback on your startup idea, train your pitch, wherever you’re based — on the open market or inside enterprise.

Founder

Hi! I’m Dima, the founder of PitchBob — your AI-powered startup co-pilot.

For over 12 years, I’ve been deeply involved in the startup and innovation ecosystem as:
  • Tech entrepreneur with 3 successful exits
  • Startup mentor and advisor at Google Launchpad, Founder Institute, and others
  • Angel investor (portfolio includes Turing, People.ai, OpenWeb, Trax)
  • Corporate innovation consultant (clients: Visa, PepsiCo, Raiffeisen, Philip Morris)

​​📣 Let’s connect:

My Mission

I believe the right question is half the answer, and that content matters more than visuals when pitching a startup. That’s why I built PitchBob — not just another design tool, but a practical AI assistant that helps you articulate, test, and pitch your startup idea faster and better.

PitchBob helps you:
  • Generate AI-powered pitch decks and fundraising docs
  • Validate your idea and train your pitch
  • Save time, money, and energy in your startup journey

FAQ

❓ What inspired you to build PitchBob?

After mentoring thousands of founders and running 20+ accelerator programs, I saw a pattern: most startup ideas fail at the first communication step. PitchBob was born to fix that — by helping founders articulate their ideas clearly.

❓ What makes PitchBob different?

PitchBob isn’t about moving blocks or beautifying slides. It’s about making ideas fundable by asking the right questions and generating solid content founders can trust.

❓ What’s your background in innovation?

I’ve studied and taught innovation frameworks like Customer Development and Lean Startup since 2013. I’ve also trained at Stanford, MIT, Oxford, and others — blending theory and practice into actionable tools.

❓ Are you still active as a mentor and investor?

Yes! I mentor in global programs and continue investing in early-stage startups, focusing on strong founding teams and clear go-to-market strategies.

❓ What is your ultimate goal with PitchBob?

To help non-designers and non-writers express ideas powerfully, and to scale startup mentorship through product. If PitchBob can help thousands of founders succeed faster — that’s success for me.