The Fundraise Readiness Checklist
26 things investors check before a Series A term sheet. Score yourself in 30 minutes and find your gaps before they do.
Most founders find out they were not fundraise ready around week six of a process, when a partner asks for the cohort data and the answer takes eleven days to produce. By then the damage is done. Not because the number was bad, but because the delay told them something about how the business is run.
This is the same diagnostic we run before a raise: the 26 things investors check before a Series A term sheet. Tick only what is genuinely in place today, not what is nearly done. Your score, and the sections to fix first, appear as you go.
Financial Fundamentals
0 / 6The baseline questions any serious investor asks in the first meeting.
The Financial Model
0 / 5Your model is your hypothesis about the future. It needs to be credible, not just optimistic.
Key Metrics and KPIs
0 / 5The numbers that tell the story of your business health.
Corporate and Legal
0 / 6Diligence surfaces every skeleton. Better to know now.
Story and Narrative
0 / 4The numbers explain what happened. The story explains why it matters.
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