Work / Biolumen
Healthcare · Brand · Pitch Deck · 2019

When science is
the product.

A biotech startup built on dietary-fiber technology needed to raise seed money. The science was real. The visual language wasn't there yet.

Year2019
RoleVisual Identity + Deck
ClientBioLumen Inc.
OutcomePepsiCo Greenhouse
Biolumen pitch deck

Healthcare · 2019

The science was real. The visual language wasn't there yet.

BioLumen's fiber technology was genuinely impressive, but impressive science doesn't raise money. A clear, confident visual story does. I came in to build that story from scratch.

Phase 01 Brand foundation
Phase 02 Deck architecture
Phase 03 Data & charts
Biolumen identity

Phase 01: Brand foundation

Visual identity from scratch

Built the visual identity from zero, wordmark, color system, typography, and motion. A brand that felt science-backed without feeling clinical or cold.

Pitch deck architecture

Phase 02: Deck architecture

Pitch deck design

Structured and designed the full investor deck, market size, science explanation, differentiation, and ask, all in a visual language investors could follow in under 90 seconds per slide.

Data visualisation

Phase 03: Data & charts

Data visualisation

Turned diabetes prevalence charts and fiber metabolism diagrams into something clear and persuasive. Complex biology made legible to non-scientists with money to spend.

The brand helped secure seed funding and a spot in PepsiCo's Greenhouse accelerator.

Project outcome · 2019

Seed funding secured

1

PepsiCo Greenhouse selection

3

Deliverables: identity, deck, data viz

The honest take

What this project taught me

Pitch decks are an underrated design problem. The stakes are high, the audience is skeptical, and you have maybe 90 seconds per slide. Every visual decision, colour, hierarchy, chart type, is either earning trust or losing it.

BioLumen's science was ahead of the design. My job was to close that gap fast enough that the story held together before the investors moved on to the next deck in their inbox.

JM · Biolumen · Healthcare · 2019