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Terms of Service

Effective 15 July 2026

These terms govern your use of pitchdeck.my. By creating an account, listing a project, or registering interest in a project, you agree to them. Please read Section 2 (Not a securities offering) and Section 5 (Risk) carefully — they matter.

1. What pitchdeck.my is

pitchdeck.my is a marketplace that connects Malaysian founders with people who want to back a business by becoming a customer — and, where a founder allows it, with investors who reach out directly. The core idea: consumption is the investment. A backer changes who they buy from, backing a business they’d buy from anyway, and in return may get a stake or benefit as agreed directly with the founder.

A business must have passed MVP and be operationally ready before it can list — every submission goes through manual admin approval. Businesses may optionally add Verified Pitch (a desk or on-site review, published walkthrough video, and verified documents) for an extra layer of trust.

To be clear: pitchdeck.my is a listing and information platform. We host and display listings; we do not create them.

2. A listing platform — not a securities offering

  • Every listing is created by the business that owns it. That business (not pitchdeck.my) is responsible for its listing content, the claims it makes, and any offer, arrangement, or investment opportunity it presents to backers. pitchdeck.my is not a party to that offer or arrangement.
  • pitchdeck.my does not offer, sell, underwrite, endorse, or verify any securities, shares, equity, or investment product, and we do not provide investment, legal, financial, or tax advice. Nothing on this platform is a prospectus, an offer, or a solicitation to invest. Any decision to invest, buy, or otherwise transact is made solely between the backer and the listing company, at the backer's own risk.
  • Where a listing involves an investment or the issue of equity, the listing company is solely responsible for making sure that offer is lawful under Malaysian law — including working out whether the backers it deals with fall within a permitted category of investor (for example the “sophisticated investor” category recognised under Malaysian securities law) and making any submission, registration, or approval the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) requires. pitchdeck.my does not perform these checks and does not verify a listing company's compliance with securities law.

3. Accounts

You need an account to register interest in a slot or to submit a project. You’re responsible for keeping your login secure and for the accuracy of the information you provide. We may suspend or terminate accounts that provide false information, abuse the platform, or violate these terms.

4. Listings, slots & Register Interest

  • Listing is free. Every listing is manually reviewed and approved by our admin team before it appears publicly — we may reject or remove a listing at our discretion, including after approval, if it no longer meets our standards.
  • Each project defines its own slots: an RM amount per slot, whether it's monthly (recurring) or one-time, and a quantity. Claimed counts are shown publicly and update in real time.
  • Registering interest ("claiming a slot") sends your details and message to the founder so they can follow up with you directly. pitchdeck.my is not a party to whatever arrangement you and the founder agree — payment terms, delivery, equity or benefit arrangements are between you and the founder.
  • Verified Pitch (Pre-screening RM1,000, Pro RM5,000) reflects the level of review we performed at a point in time. It is not a guarantee of a business's future performance or solvency, and it is not a review of any investment opportunity the business offers (see Section 6).

5. Risk — please read this section

This is not investment advice, and pitchdeck.my is not a prospectus.

pitchdeck.my is a platform for backing a business as a customer — and, separately, for investors to make contact with founders directly. We do not run a regulated equity crowdfunding offering, we do not hold or manage funds on your behalf, and nothing on this site is a prospectus, a securities offering, or financial advice.

Backing a startup — whether as a paying customer, or in any equity or benefit arrangement you agree directly with a founder — carries real risk, including the risk of losing your money entirely. Early-stage and small businesses fail often. Past performance, a Verified badge, or a business passing our MVP check is not a guarantee of future success, repayment, or return.

Only commit money you can afford to lose, and do your own research on any business before you back it. If you are considering a financial or equity arrangement with a founder, we strongly recommend you seek independent financial, legal, or tax advice first — pitchdeck.my does not provide this advice and is not responsible for the outcome of any arrangement you make with a founder.

You transact directly with the listing company, at your own risk. Capital you put in is at risk, including the risk of total loss, and pitchdeck.my is not liable for the outcome of any dealing between you and a company you found on the platform.

6. What “Verified” means — and what it doesn’t

Verified Pitch (Pre-screening or Pro) confirms that our team reviewed evidence that the business is real and operating — a genuine, operational business with the accounts, permits, documents, or on-site presence we checked at the time of review. It is a trust signal about the business’s existence and operations, using the information and access the founder gave us.

Verified Pitch is not a review, endorsement, verification, or approval of any investment opportunity, its terms, its legality under securities law, or its likely returns. A Verified badge does not mean pitchdeck.my has assessed whether an offer made by that business is suitable for you, lawful, or likely to succeed — it does not remove the risks described in Section 5.

7. Founder obligations

  • Provide accurate, honest information about your business, and keep your listing up to date.
  • Only list a business that has genuinely passed MVP / is operationally ready.
  • Honor the slot terms you publish, and respond to backers who register interest.
  • Cooperate honestly with any Verified Pitch review you opt into.
  • If your listing involves an investment or the issue of equity, ensure that offer complies with Malaysian securities law on your own initiative — including any Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) requirements and any restriction on the category of investor you may deal with. pitchdeck.my does not check this for you and accepting your listing is not confirmation that your offer is compliant.

8. Prohibited use

You may not use pitchdeck.my to:

  • Submit false, misleading, or fraudulent business or financial information.
  • Run a securities offering that requires regulatory approval you don't have.
  • Harass, spam, or misuse contact details obtained through Register Interest.
  • Attempt to bypass the admin approval process or manipulate slot/claim counts.

9. Intellectual property

You retain ownership of the content and materials you submit (business descriptions, images, documents, video). By submitting them, you grant pitchdeck.my a license to display them on the platform for the purpose of operating your listing. The pitchdeck.my name, logo, and site design belong to us.

10. Disclaimers & limitation of liability

The platform is provided “as is”. We do our best to keep listings accurate and the admin review meaningful, but we do not guarantee the accuracy of any listing, the outcome of any arrangement between a backer and a founder, or that the platform will be uninterrupted or error-free. To the fullest extent permitted by Malaysian law, pitchdeck.my is not liable for losses arising from your decision to back, invest in, or transact with any business listed on the platform.

11. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the platform grows (for example, when the founder dashboard, submission flow, and admin approval tooling described in our build plan go live). We’ll update the effective date above when we do. Continued use of the platform after a change means you accept the updated terms.

12. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Malaysia. Any dispute will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Malaysian courts.

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