WeWork Pitch Deck

WeWork Companies Inc. operates as a real estate owners and developers. The Company offers shared office space for a monthly fee that includes Internet, phone service, mail handling, and other amenities. WeWork serves customers worldwide.

The rise (and fall) of WeWork has become an indelible part of venture capital lore: founded in 2010, the company rapidly expanded to 800+ locations, 15,000 employees, and over half a million members. WeWork raised billions in funding, reaching an astronomical $10B valuation — before imploding pre-IPO due to questionable financials.

Nevertheless, founders can learn valuable lessons from the early example of WeWork: in particular, the company released a copy of the 2014 pitch deck which helped them close a $355M Series D round (at a $5B valuation) in funding from leading investors like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Benchmark Capital & Harvard Management.