Today’s Startup: PiktoChart

Today’s internet startup PiktoChart helps you create engaging presentations. Like you, the peopele at PiktoChart have sat through over 1,000 boring presentations. They know how boring and forgettable charts and slides have become. So now, they are doing something about it. Transforming boring data into compelling & memorable picture stories.

Story Teller

PiktoChart found that lots of people who work day in and out with data, focus on creating graphs and powerpoint slides. However, are they memorable, catchy and grab lots of attention? Story telling is a long-forgotten element of data visualization. Piktochart’s story teller helps you to structure your presentation so that you have figured out the most important piece of information before going to everything else.

Premium Designer Themes

They have designed over 10 premium quality themes for your presentation. Each of the themes is suited for different formats of presentation.

Chart Wizard

Piktochart provides you with over 100 possible ways of visualizing data. The Chart Wizard also takes it to the next step by figuring out what sort of visualizations are recommended based on the data set you have provided.

Animated Data Tell Better Stories

Static infographics are useful, but animated infographics make it more possible to tell a story. Piktochart allows you to automatically link your presentation to other websites, or watch as animation unfolds in front of you. Various parts of the presentation become alive when you mouse over or click on them.

No Design Skill Required

The app works with a drag and drop, where you can drag an icon from the library on the left to the canvas on the right. Edit the images by resizing, changing colors, font type, font size etc. No design skill required, with an output that looks like it has been done on Photoshop/ Illustrator or similar.

Piktochart is in beta right now and the site can be used for free. Paid plans will be announced once Piktochart moves out of beta. PiktoChart was founded in 2011.