Tome proved people want AI-native presentations. They also proved that "free forever" isn't a business model. Pitchway learned from both lessons.
Feature comparison
| Pitchway | Tome | |
|---|---|---|
| AI deck generation | Yes | Was yes (shut down) |
| Design-system quality | Yes | No |
| Brand kit | Yes | Was limited |
| Audience personalization | Yes | No |
| PPTX export | Yes | Was limited |
| Still operational | Yes | No |
| User data preserved | Yes | All deleted |
| Sustainable pricing | Yes | Failed to monetize |
About
What is Tome?
Tome was the darling of AI presentations from 2022-2024. Raised $81.6M, attracted 20 million users, and had a storytelling-first approach that felt genuinely new. Then reality hit: annual revenue stayed under $4M. In April 2025, they killed the product, deleted all user data, and pivoted to Lightfield (sales automation). The founders are talented. The business model wasn't.
What happened
Tome raised $81.6M. Built a product 20 million people used. Generated under $4M/year in revenue. That's a sub-1% conversion rate, which means almost nobody thought the product was worth paying for. April 2025: product shut down, all user data permanently deleted, team pivoted to a sales automation startup called Lightfield.
What they got right
The vision was genuinely good. Describe what you want, get a presentation. Think in stories, not slides. That resonated -20M users don't happen by accident. The storytelling focus was ahead of its time. The design quality was okay but not great. The exports were unreliable. There was no brand consistency or personalization. The business model was nonexistent.
What we took from it
Pitchway builds on the same AI-first idea with three additions Tome never got to: a design system that produces output actually worth presenting (not just fast-generated content), brand consistency that works automatically across every deck, and personalization so you can tailor one core narrative for different audiences. Also, we charge money. That's not a footnote -it's how a product survives.
If you had Tome files
They deleted everything. If you exported PDFs or PPTXs before the shutdown, you can import those into Pitchway. If not, they're gone. For new work, describe what you had to Pitchway's AI agent and it'll rebuild from your description.
Who is it for?
Tome is better if
- Tome is dead. It shut down in April 2025. All data deleted.
Pitchway is better if
- You miss Tome's AI-first approach but need a tool that'll be here next year
- You want AI generation + real design quality + brand consistency
- Personalizing decks for different audiences is part of your workflow
- A company that charges money for things (keeps the lights on)
Pricing
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tome still around?
No. Product killed, data deleted, team pivoted. April 2025.
Can I recover my Tome files?
Only if you exported before the shutdown. Tome deleted everything.
Is Pitchway like Tome?
Same AI-first starting point. Different in execution -design system, brand consistency, personalization, sustainable pricing.
Will Pitchway shut down too?
We have paying customers and sustainable unit economics. That's the difference between a product and a VC-funded experiment.
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