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Slidebean
500 GlobalNew York City, US · Founded 2014 · 5 known investors
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Slidebean is a presentation software platform for creating pitch decks and business slides. The page shown is only a sign-in/sign-up screen and provides limited detail about the product.
Founders & leadership
Slidebean was founded in 2014 by Caya (Jose Cayasso), Afraaz Masters, Jose Enrique Bolanos, and Vinicio Chanto.
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Caya (Jose Cayasso)Co-founder · Chief Executive OfficerJose Cayasso founded Slidebean in 2014, a SaaS platform and consulting service that helps founders create pitch decks and present to investors; he has a background in graphic design, digital animation, and filmmaking, and has served as host of the company's YouTube channel since 2018.
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Afraaz MastersCo-founder · Head of Product2022–2023Afraaz Masters is an AI product leader who has founded startups and held leadership roles across healthcare, accessibility, SaaS, and consumer technology sectors, with experience commercializing AI solutions and scaling product teams.
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Jose Enrique BolanosCo-Founder & CTO2013–2022Jose Enrique Bolanos is a software and product engineer who previously served as CTO at Slidebean, a presentation software platform he co-founded for startups. He has also worked as a software engineer at Meta.
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Vinicio ChantoCo FounderFounder and product designer of Slidebean, a presentation software platform for pitch decks and business slides. Chanto has focused his career on information architecture, usability, and digital product design.
Investors · 5
500 Globallisted by 500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K
How we know: open dataset · 500 Global portfolio 2026-08 · Not right? Tell us
Carao Ventureslisted by Carao VenturesSan José
How we know: Carao Ventures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
Frequently asked questions
- What does Slidebean do?
- Slidebean is a presentation software platform for creating pitch decks and business slides. The page shown is only a sign-in/sign-up screen and provides limited detail about the product.
- Who founded Slidebean?
- Slidebean was founded by Caya (Jose Cayasso), Afraaz Masters, Jose Enrique Bolanos, Vinicio Chanto in 2014.
- Who are Slidebean's investors?
- Slidebean's investors include 500 Global, Bonfire Ventures, Carao Ventures, Firstrock Capital, Magma Partners.
- Where is Slidebean headquartered?
- Slidebean is headquartered in New York City, US.