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Investor Readiness Score
Twenty-five checks investors will run on you. See your gaps first.
TWENTY-FIVE CHECKS
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01 · Story
1A one-sentence description a stranger can repeat.
2A deck of 15 slides or fewer, tested on three people who don't know you.
3A clear answer to "why now".
4The ask (amount, use of funds, milestones) on one slide.
5A named profile of your ideal lead investor.
02 · Numbers
6A monthly model with assumptions kept separate from outputs.
7Unit economics per customer: acquisition cost, margin, payback.
8A written definition for every metric you quote.
9Twelve months of management accounts.
10Runway and burn you can state without checking.
03 · Terms
11A clean, current cap table.
12Every SAFE, note or convertible documented, with its terms.
13A share-option pool sized for the next 18 months of hires.
14A valuation rationale grounded in comparables.
15Founder vesting in place.
04 · Company
16Incorporation and filings up to date.
17IP assigned to the company.
18Customer and supplier contracts signed and filed.
19Licences for what you do, or a clear path to them.
20A board or advisory structure that keeps minutes.
05 · Process
21A list of 30+ targeted investors, with a reason for each.
22A data room that opens with an index.
23Three customers who'll take a reference call.
24A timeline with a first-close date.
25One person who owns the process every week.
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