Jenn Krentz
Pitch Coach for Non-Native English Speaking Tech Founders
For seed and Series A founders raising from North American investors
Your business is fundable. Now let's make sure the room knows it.
You know your business. You know your numbers. You know exactly why this company is going to work.
But knowing it and communicating it under pressure in a North American investor room are two completely different skills. The founder who can do both is the one who closes the round.
I work with seed and Series A tech founders at the two moments that matter most in fundraising: when they need to deliver a pitch that commands a room, and when they need to hold that room once the questions start.
My clients are often non-native English speaking founders from Canada, The US, Latin America, and Europe who are navigating investor room culture, language, and communication expectations that were not built for them. They are also first-time founders and technical founders who know their business inside out but have never had a coach in their corner for the room itself.
What they have in common is this: they have something worth funding, and they are not going to let how they communicate it be the reason it does not get funded.
Most Pitch Coaching Fixes the Wrong Thing.
More slides. Better graphics. A tighter script. None of it solves the real risk.
Investors are evaluating you: your clarity, your conviction, how you handle it when someone pushes back on your numbers. Break under that pressure and the deck stops mattering.
Add a language that isn't your first, investors who don't understand your market, and rules nobody ever writes down, and now you're carrying risk that has nothing to do with your product.
That's not a talent problem. It's a communication risk, and it's fixable.
Once you can say what you mean under pressure, you stop over-explaining in board meetings, and losing the thread on sales calls, too.
Is This You?
1. Seed Founders Raising $1M+: 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 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 don't just have better businesses, they have tighter stories and stronger delivery under pressure.
3. Non-Native English Speaking Founders: Your English is usually good enough. That's not the problem. The problem is that you sound like a different person in English than you are in your own language: Smaller, less certain, and less like the founder who built this company. You're not missing fluency. You're missing the unwritten playbook for how North American investors expect to be spoken to, and the delivery tools to sound like yourself while doing it. That's what we work on.
4. 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.
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.
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 private coaching 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.
Private 1:1 and Team Pitch Coaching
Personalized pitch and communication coaching for tech founders raising Seed through Series A
Fundraising is not the time for generic pitch advice. You need coaching built around your company, your investors, and the moments where your message needs to land.
Whether you are pitching solo or with your leadership team, every program is customized around your raise. We work on your story, your delivery, your investor conversations, and the communication skills needed to present with clarity and confidence under pressure.
Audits & Communication Services
Fast async support.
Not ready for coaching, or just need a second pair of eyes? Get expert feedback on your deck, your delivery, or your company's website and messaging, plus new async audits for teams who need clarity but don't have time for coaching. Delivered on your timeline. No calls required.
Self-Study Playbooks
The investor psychology, the delivery guidance, and the pitch frameworks at your own pace.
Not ready for coaching yet? The playbooks give you the structure, the investor psychology, and the delivery guidance for every section of your pitch. Used by seed and Series A founders raising from North American investors.
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.
Common Questions from International Founders
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This is exactly who I work with. My programs are built specifically for non-native English speaking and global founders raising from North American investors — combining TESOL training, 20+ years of communication coaching, and deep knowledge of what seed and Series A investors expect in the room. If you are raising from North American investors and English is your second language, you are in the right place.
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The goal is not to sound like a native speaker. It is to sound like a credible founder. I help international founders strip away the filler, sharpen their delivery, and handle tough investor Q&A with composure — so the version of you that built this company shows up in the room instead of the version that is monitoring every word. Many of my clients are raising from North American investors while based in Latin America, Europe, and beyond.
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Accelerators focus on your business model. I focus on you — how you sound, how you handle pressure, and whether investors trust what they are hearing. Founders who have been through YC, Latitud, Techstars, and other top programs often come to me because they have a strong deck but their delivery is not landing. I fill the gap accelerators do not have time for.