# Ovation's pitch deck

> Ovation's pitch deck: 14 slides, and the funding round we observed afterwards.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/decks/ovation (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

**Ovation** Information technology & services 1 / 14 Read in the app

Pitch deck

# Ovation's *pitch deck*

The deck, and the 2 rounds we watched Ovation raise afterwards, with the investors each report named.

Ovation Up, Inc. is an AI-first guest experience platform based in Salt Lake City/Orem, Utah, designed specifically for multi-unit restaurants. The platform helps operators transform customer feedback into actionable insights that enhance operational performance and drive revenue growth. Ovation offers a frictionless, SMS-based two-question survey that acts as a digital table touch, allowing restaurants to measure and maintain customer trust effectively. The platform includes features such as real-time guest recovery, reputation management, and AI-driven insights. It integrates with online ordering systems and provides a comprehensive CRM system for feedback collection. Ovation serves thousands of restaurants, focusing on multi-unit brands in the food and beverage industry, including well-known names like Swig, Dave’s Hot Chicken, and MOOYAH. Founded by CEO Zack Oates, Ovation has raised a total of $12 million in funding, with a mission to enable businesses to build and maintain trust with their customers.

14 slides 0.2MB US Information technology & services E-commerce Enterprise

Read the deck Free account. The deck belongs to Ovation, so reading it needs one; everything on this page is public.

What is in it

## The deck, slide by slide

Each slide by what it argues. 14 slides against a median of 13 across the 1,712 decks we hold.

*median*

- 1 **Cover**
- 2
- 3 **Go to market**
- 4 **Go to market**
- 5
- 6 **Validation**
- 7
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- 12
- 13
- 14

Cover Go to market Validation

What happened next

## $4.0M across 2 rounds

**2** rounds observed **$4.0M** reported in total **Aug 2019** first we saw **Feb 2026** most recent

- Feb 2026 Venture **$3.0M** [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[Branded Hospitality](https://millionrounds.com/fund/branded-hospitality-ventures) Source recorded
- Aug 2019 Seed **$1.0M** [Monta Vista Capital Lead](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monta-vista-capital)[500 Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Steve Young Reported by FinSMEs

[Everyone who backed Ovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/ovation)

Form D

What they told the regulator

## Ovation filed 2 Form Ds with the SEC

The company reporting its own raise, rather than a journalist reporting it.

**$27M** sold under the offering **May 2011** most recent filing

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The deck itself

## Read Ovation's full pitch deck

All 14 slides, each read for what it argues and set against the decks that raised at the same stage. The cover is shown here; the rest is read in the app.

Read the deck *→* Free account. The deck belongs to Ovation.

## Investors who claim them

Firms listing Ovation on their own portfolio page: the firm's own account rather than a round we watched. Weaker than an announcement, much stronger than a list somebody sold us.

[**Madrona Venture Group** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona)[**SignalFire** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signalfire)[**Plow Ventures** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plow-ventures-plowvc-com)

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