FUNDRAISING READINESS AUDIT

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What's your founding team structure?* This field is required.

Solo founder, no co-founders planned

Solo founder, actively looking for co-founders

2-3 co-founders with complementary skills

2-3 co-founders, but skills overlap significantly

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Does your team have the skills to build and sell your product?* This field is required.

No one can build the product AND no one can sell it

Someone can build it OR someone can sell it, but not both

We can build it AND sell it, but both skills are in one person

We have people who can build it AND people who can sell it

3

What type of advisors/mentors do you have?* This field is required.

No advisors or mentors

General business advisors without specific expertise

Industry Experts who understand our market/product

Fundraising/startup experts with investor connections

Both industry experts AND fundraising experts

4

What's your team's commitment level?* This field is required.

Everyone has full-time jobs, working on this evenings/weekends

Some founders are part-time, others are full-time

Most founders are full-time, but others are part-time until funding

All founders are full-time and committed

5

How much customer research have you conducted?* This field is required.

No formal customer research yet

Some online research and surveys

Multiple customer interviews and focus groups

Extensive research including interviews, surveys, and testing

6

Have you validated your target customers' problem?* This field is required.

We assume they have this problem

We've heard from a few people that they have this problem

We've confirmed this problem through customer interviews

We've extensively validated the problem across multiple customer segments

7

Have you tested your solution concept with potential customers?* This field is required.

No testing yet

Described the concept to a few people

Tested with mockups/prototypes with multiple customers

Extensively tested and iterated based on customer feedback

8

Do you have evidence that customers would pay for your solution?* This field is required.

No evidence yet

Customers said they'd be interested

Customers expressed strong willingness to pay

Customers have pre-ordered, signed letters of intent, or paid deposits

We currently have paying customers

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How far are you in building your product?* This field is required.

Just an idea, no development started

Prototype or wireframes completed

MVP in development

Working MVP launched

Final product available on the market

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What's your non-paying user engagement?* This field is required.Include free trial users, app downloads, newsletter signups, waiting lists, beta users, etc..

No users yet

Under 100 engaged users

100-1,000 engaged users

1,000+ engaged users

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Do you have paying customers?* This field is required.

No paying customers yet

1-20 paying customers

20-100 paying customers

100+ paying customers

12

What type of revenue model do you have?* This field is required.

No revenue model implemented yet

One-time purchases/transactions

Recurring subscriptions (individual/SMB)

Enterprise contracts or high-value recurring revenue

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How much revenue are you generating monthly?* This field is required.

Pre-revenue

Under $1,000/month

$1,000-$10,000/month

$10,000+/month

14

How would you describe your growth over the past 3 months?* This field is required.

Our metrics are declining or completely stagnant

We have minimal growth, barely noticeable month-to-month

We have steady, moderate growth that's encouraging

We have solid growth that's accelerating

We have rapid, explosive growth that exceeds our expectations

15

How complete is your business plan?* This field is required.

No formal business plan written

Basic outline or summary document

Detailed business plan covering most key areas

Comprehensive business plan with market analysis, strategy, and projections

16

What's the current state of your pitch deck?* This field is required.

No pitch deck created yet

Basic slides covering the main story

Professional deck with compelling narrative and visuals

Investor-ready deck that's been tested and refined

17

How thoroughly have you researched your market size and opportunity?* This field is required.

Minimal or no formal market research

Some basic online research and general data collection

Comprehensive research with detailed data and market studies

Extensive research with robust data, reports, and validated market sizing

18

How well have you analyzed your competition?* This field is required.

Haven't researched competitors yet

Basic awareness of main competitors

Detailed competitive analysis covering key players and their offerings

Thorough competitive analysis with clear differentiation strategy and unique selling proposition

19

What's the quality of your supporting documentation?* This field is required.

Most documents are informal/incomplete

Key documents exist but need professional polish

Professional documentation that's well-organized and looks good

Complete investor data room with all due diligence documents prepared (cap table, legal docs, contracts, IP, etc.)

20

Do you have financial projections for your business?* This field is required.

No financial projections created

Basic revenue estimates or back-of-envelope calculations

Three year P&L projections

Comprehensive 3-5 year model with P&L, balance sheet, cash flow statement projections and scenario analysis

21

How well do you understand your unit economics?* This field is required.

Haven't calculated unit economics yet

Basic understanding of revenue per customer

Clear picture of customer acquisition cost and lifetime value

Detailed unit economics with path to profitability

22

How well do you understand your unit economics?* This field is required.

Haven't calculated unit economics yet

Basic understanding of revenue per customer

Clear picture of customer acquisition cost and lifetime value

Detailed unit economics with path to profitability

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Question 3: How confident are you in your financial assumptions?* This field is required.

Our financial assumptions are mostly guesswork and rough estimates

We have some basis for our assumptions but limited supporting data

We have solid reasoning and moderate data supporting most of our assumptions

Our assumptions are well-researched and backed by comprehensive data and analysis

24

What's your cash flow planning situation?* This field is required.

No cash flow planning done

Basic understanding of monthly burn rate

Detailed cash flow projections for 12-18 months

Comprehensive cash flow model with runway scenarios

25

What's your cap table situation?* This field is required.

No formal cap table or unclear ownership structure

Basic cap table showing current shareholders

Clean cap table with current ownership and simple future round planning

Dynamic cap table model with future rounds, exit scenarios, and distribution modeling

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Have you already raised money in the past?* This field is required.

No, this would be our first round

Pre-seed or friends/family funding

Successful formal seed round

Multiple rounds with investor relationships

27

Do you know how much money you need and how to spend it?* This field is required.

Not clear on funding needs or use

Know what I'd spend money on

Basic model for amount and use

Detailed model with timeline and specifics

28

Do you know what investors you want to speak to?* This field is required.

No idea which investors to target

General idea of investor types

Some research on specific investors

Clear targeting with researched list

29

How confident do you feel pitching to investors?* This field is required.

No experience pitching and feel very nervous about investor meetings

Limited experience and feel somewhat uncomfortable but willing to try

Some experience and feel reasonably confident in our pitching abilities

Very confident with proven track record of successful investor presentations

30

Where are you in the fundraising process?* This field is required.

Haven't started fundraising

Planning to start soon

Actively fundraising with conversations

Advanced process with serious interest

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