Pitch Coaching for Non-Native English-Speaking Tech Founders
1:1 coaching programs for seed and Series A tech founders raising from North American investors
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 Latin America, Europe, and beyond 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: they have something worth funding, and they are not going to let how they communicate it be the reason it does not get funded.
Both programs are application-only. I work with a maximum of three founders per quarter to make sure the coaching is as specific to your business, your stage, and your gaps as it needs to be.
Who This Is For
We’re a good fit to work together if you:
Are a non-native English speaker or first-time tech founder scaling internationally, and you want to sound confident, clear, and investor-ready in US rooms.
Are raising seed to Series A, $1M+ in US capital.
Have real traction, typically $300K+ ARR with strong pipeline, or clear growth signals.
Have been in investor meetings and left unsure what they thought. You know something is off but you can't identify what.
Are planning to fundraise within the next 6 to 18 months and want time to tighten the story, delivery, and investor handling before the spotlight hits.
Are already a high-level English speaker but know subtle language habits or delivery issues are holding you back, and want intensive personalized coaching to fix them.
Want direct feedback, not cheerleading. You want someone who will tell you exactly what's unclear, what's weak, and what to fix so you see measurable improvement.
Are willing to practice, iterate, and apply feedback between sessions.
Need discretion, speed, or fully customized coaching.
Who This Is NOT For
This is not for you if you:
Are fundraising right now and looking for a “quick fix”- if your first investor call is next week, this won’t be fast enough
Are pre-revenue or still validating your idea- you’ll get more value after you have traction and real investor conversations
Are low or low-intermediate English speakers—this program requires high intermediate to advanced English skills to get results
Are looking for general ELL or public speaking training
Need someone to build their pitch or design their deck for them- I don’t write your story, design your deck, or do it “done-for-you”
Can’t commit the time-You’ll need 1 hour/week for coaching plus 3 to 5 hours/week between sessions to review session materials, build your deck, refine your script, and practice delivery
Looking for a business or fundraising strategy coach- I’m not here to tell you who to raise from, how to price, or how to run your round
Hoping I will make introductions to investors on your behalf- I don’t sell access. I build founders who can win access anywhere
What Makes My Programs Different
Most pitch coaching comes from founders or investors who focus on story structure and slide content. I come from a theatre and language background.
I have a drama degree, TESOL training, and 20 years of teaching communication to founders and executives across the Americas, Asia and Europe. That combination means I coach the whole communicator (voice, breath, body, presence, mindset, and language), and not just what is on the slides.
I also understand what it actually takes to communicate with precision and authority in a language that is not your first. Not because I read about it. Because I have spent two decades in the room watching it break down and watching what changes when it finally works.
Most coaches will help you sound better. This program helps you sound like yourself — the sharpest, clearest, most authoritative version of the founder who built this company.
Investor language is embedded in every session with the exact terms, sentence structures, and red flag phrases that come up in North American investor rooms, practised in context until they feel natural.
And because I have never founded a startup or raised VC, I see exactly what investors see. No insider assumptions. No shared context. Just an objective outside eye on how your message lands which is precisely the perspective you need before you walk into a room full of investors.
The Programs
Deliver Your Deck — Own your pitch. Command the room.
You have a deck. The problem is that knowing your pitch and owning it in a room are two completely different things. Founders lose investors before they finish the first slide because their energy is flat. They lose them in the middle because they sound like they are reciting from memory. They lose them at the end because they hedge on the ask.
None of that is a business problem. All of it is a delivery problem. And delivery is fixable.
Deliver Your Deck is a 1:1 coaching program that goes slide by slide through your pitch and builds the delivery, presence, and investor communication skills that make a room lean in. By the end you do not just know your pitch. You own it.
Deliver Your Deck Seed: 1:1 coaching, 12 weeks, $4,997 USD Apply now
Deliver Your Deck Series A: 1:1 coaching, 14 weeks, $5,997 USD Join the waitlist
Hold the Room — Defend your pitch. Close the round.
The pitch gets you in the room. Q&A is where you close it or lose it.
Hold the Room is my investor Q&A coaching program built for founders who have a strong pitch and need to prepare for what happens after the deck ends. It is currently only available to founders who have completed the Deliver Your Deck program.
If you are interested in Hold the Room, mention it in your application and we can talk about the right sequence for where you are.
What Clients Say
“I thought my English was strong, but Jenn pinpointed subtle habits that were undermining my credibility. She showed me exactly how to fix them while refining my pitch. Now I can speak about any part of my business clearly, confidently, and authentically.”
— Julian, Seed-stage tech founder, Colombia
"When I started, my confidence was low. I was focused on my accent and grammar more than the quality of my content. Jenn changed that. The foundation she helped me build isn't just a better pitch — it's self-confidence and the right attitude to face a larger audience. No question on the value she provides." — Priyanka T., First-Time Founder, US
“Jenn unlocked my ability to communicate ideas in English. Throughout her program, the focus was on refining my speaking and writing when introducing my startup, explaining our product, and telling our story. After completing the sessions, I feel tremendously comfortable having smooth conversations with investors and fellow founders about who I am, what we do, and why we’re doing it. I highly recommend her, both as a professional and as a person.”
— Maria, Seed stage founder, Colombia
“Before working with Jenn, I struggled to convey what I needed in a way that was clear, concise, and meaningful for my audience. Now, I have a great pitch, a strong deck, and most importantly, I can speak confidently about every part of my business. I didn’t expect that speaking in English could actually feel authentic and sound like me. I was also pleasantly surprised that the strategies I learned with Jenn have helped me tremendously in other parts of my business, like client and board meetings.”
— Bruno, Series A founder, Brazil
Not Sure Where To Start?
If your deck is not investor-ready yet, or you have never delivered your pitch to a live audience, start with Deliver Your Deck.
If your pitch is strong, your deck is done, and you keep losing investors in the conversation after the pitch ends, Hold the Room is the next step. Mention it in your application and we will figure out the right sequence together.
Still not sure? Apply anyway. The application asks about where you are in the process and I will point you in the right direction.
Payment Options
You are about to ask investors to bet on you. This is you betting on yourself first. Payment options are available to make that easier.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Seed and Series A tech founders raising from North American investors who know their business but are not communicating it with the clarity and confidence the room requires. Most clients are non-native English speaking founders from Latin America, Europe, and beyond. The programs are equally effective for first-time founders and technical founders who have never had a coach in their corner for the delivery itself.
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No. While most clients are international founders raising from North American investors, the programs work equally well for first-time founders and technical founders regardless of language background. If you struggle to explain your business clearly and confidently under pressure, you are in the right place.
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For Deliver Your Deck, no. Most clients come in with a working deck and refine it throughout the program. Some build it as they go. Come as you are. For Hold the Room, yes — that program is built to defend a pitch that already exists, not build one from scratch.
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Deliver Your Deck is pitch delivery coaching. We go slide by slide through your pitch and build the delivery, presence, and investor communication skills that make a room lean in. Hold the Room is investor Q&A coaching. It is built entirely around what happens after the pitch ends — answering under pressure, handling pushback, and staying composed when the conversation goes somewhere you did not prepare for. One builds the pitch. The other defends it.
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Yes. Many founders complete Deliver Your Deck and move straight into Hold the Room before active fundraising begins. That combination is the most complete investor preparation available. Hold the Room is currently available to founders who have completed Deliver Your Deck. Mention it in your application and we will talk through the right sequence for where you are.
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Most pitch coaches come from a founder or investor background and focus on story structure and slide content. I come from theatre and language. A drama degree, TESOL training, and 20 years of teaching communication to founders and executives across the Americas and Europe means I coach the whole communicator ( voice, presence, mindset, and language) not just what is on the slides. The goal is not to help you sound better. It is to help you sound like yourself in English, under pressure, in a room where everything is on the line.
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Most founders notice a meaningful shift in clarity and confidence within the first two to three sessions. The kind of delivery that holds up in a live investor Q&A or a high-stakes board meeting builds over the full 12 weeks with consistent practice between sessions.
My programs are application-only. I keep my roster small so every founder gets the focus and specificity the work requires.
If you are raising and you know communication is the gap, apply now.