Jenn Krentz
Pitch Coach for Tech Founders
Your business is fundable. The room just isn't getting it yet.
I help seed through Series B tech founders close the gap between the company they've built and the way they communicate it. Not by making you sound like someone else. By making sure the room finally hears what you've been trying to say.
For my non-native English speaking founders: your accent is not the problem. Let's talk about what actually is.
You've built something real. You have traction, a clear vision, and a deck that looks the part. But something isn't landing, and you can feel it in the meetings.
I help tech founders at seed through Series B close the gap between the company you've built and the way you communicate it. Not by making you sound like someone else, but by making sure the room finally hears what you've been trying to say.
For non-native English speaking founders especially: your English is not the problem. Let's talk about what actually is.
Most Pitch Coaching Fixes the Wrong Thing.
More slides. Better graphics. A tighter script.
None of that is the problem.
The problem is that investors aren't just evaluating your business. They're evaluating you — your clarity, your confidence, and how you hold the room when someone pushes back. If that part isn't working, the deck doesn't matter.
I've spent 20 years watching brilliant people fail to communicate how brilliant they are, and watching what changes when they finally can.
The founders who raise aren't always the ones with the best businesses. They're the ones who can make the room believe.
And if you're building in a language that isn't yours, pitching to investors who don't know your market, navigating rules nobody wrote down for you, then you're carrying extra weight that has nothing to do with how good your business is.
That's not a you problem. That's an information problem. And it's exactly what I fix.
Is This You?
1. Seed Founders Raising $1M–$3M: You have real traction and a deck that should be working, but you're leaving meetings unsure what they thought, and you can't figure out what's off. It's not your business. It's how you're communicating it. That's fixable, and it doesn't take as long as you think.
2. Series A/B Founders: You've already raised once, but the bar is higher now. Investors are scrutinizing every assumption, every metric, every word. You need to communicate like someone who's done this before, even if this is only your second time in the room. The founders who close Series A and B don't just have better businesses, they have tighter stories and stronger delivery under pressure.
3. First Time Technical Founders: You’ve built something real and you know the technology inside out. But when an investor asks you to explain it simply, you either over-explain the architecture or undersell what it actually does for the customer. The problem isn't your knowledge. It's that nobody ever taught you how to translate technical depth into investor language. That's exactly what I do.
4. Non-Native English Speaking Founders: You're building in a language that isn't yours, pitching to investors who don't know your market, and navigating communication rules nobody wrote down for you. Your English is fine. What you're missing is the unwritten playbook for how US investors expect to be spoken to. I have it. Let's talk.
Why Founders Work With Me
Most communication coaches come from business. I come from theatre and language.
I have a drama degree, 20 years of teaching experience, and TESOL training which means I understand not just what you're saying, but how your body, voice, breath, and presence either back it up or undermine it.
I also understand what it takes to communicate with precision and confidence in a language that isn't your first.
That combination is unusual in the startup world, and it's exactly what founders need when they're walking into a room where everything is on the line.
I understand the communication challenges tech founders actually face like:
How to explain complex technology simply
How to build credibility as a first-time CEO
How to navigate investor conversations when the stakes are everything.
And I understand that in the AI-powered build era, communication is the real bottleneck. Anyone can ship a product., but not everyone can make the room believe in it.
You'll get honest, specific feedback on what actually matters for your raise instead of generic communication theory, empty praise, or a framework that falls apart in a real investor meeting.
I've helped dozens of tech founders secure funding, close enterprise deals, nail conference talks, and build the executive presence their companies needed them to have.
From one-time deck audits to full cohort coaching to private 1:1 programs, there's a level of support that fits where you are right now.
Services Built For Founders
Whether you have two weeks before a critical pitch or six months to transform how you communicate, there's a way to work together that fits where you are right now.
Group Cohorts- COMING SOON
Deliver Your Deck — Group Cohort
Pitch coaching for seed through Series B tech founders
A 12-week small-group cohort coaching program for tech founders raising seed through Series B who real feedback on your real pitch. We work on delivery, investor psychology, and handling hard questions, the parts of fundraising communication that no template can teach you.
If you want to be first to know when doors open and get early access pricing:
Private 1:1 Coaching
Personalized pitch and communication coaching for tech founders
For founders who need to move faster or go deeper than a group allows. Twelve weeks, fully tailored to your raise, your deck, and your specific communication patterns. Limited spots each quarter.
Quick-Hit Services
Pitch Deck & Delivery Audits
Fast expert feedback for founders preparing to fundraise
Need honest feedback on your deck and delivery before a critical investor meeting? Get a detailed audit (slide by slide, delivery note by delivery note) back in 3 business days. No fluff. Just exactly what's working, what isn't, and what to fix.
Real-time coaching and support also available via WhatsApp during your fundraise, with responses within 6 hours.
Accelerator & Startup Workshop Training
Investor pitch training and communication workshops for startup programs
Customized remote workshops on investor pitching, executive presence, public speaking, and cross-cultural communication for accelerators, incubators, and startup programs. 90-minute sessions to full-day intensives. Special packages for accelerator cohorts and multi-workshop series.
Found in Translation: The Online Course for Tech Founders Pitching in Their Second Language (COMING SOON)
Built specifically for founders who pitch in their second language.
Most pitch coaching was designed for native English speakers who grew up inside the culture, the system, and the unwritten rules of North American investor meetings.
If that's not you, if you're building in a language that isn't yours, pitching to investors who don't know your market, navigating communication norms nobody ever explained, you've been working twice as hard just to get to the same starting line.
That changes.
Found in Translation: The Online Course for Tech Founders Pitching in Their Second Language is a complete communication system for international founders raising capital. Not a grammar course. Not accent reduction. The unwritten rules, the cultural translation, and the specific communication skills that help international founders stop performing English and start actually communicating in a way investors respond to.
This course is coming soon. If you want to be first to know when it launches and get early access pricing: