Most technical founders go to investors with a deck that explains the science well and the investment case badly. The first ten meetings then become the test, and the feedback arrives as silence.
Investors decide quickly. They want to know what milestone this round buys, why that milestone changes your valuation, and whether your model survives a sceptical question. If those answers are not in your materials, the strength of your science rarely rescues the meeting.
The Investor Readiness Review tests your materials the way an investor would, before the round starts, while fixing things is still cheap.
Slide-by-slide written comments on narrative, evidence and positioning, with the three changes that matter most flagged at the top.
A review of your assumptions, unit economics and use of funds, including the questions a diligence team will ask and where the model breaks.
Whether the amount you are raising clearly funds a milestone that a next-round investor will pay for, and how to present that.
The investor types that fit your stage, sector and regulatory pathway, and how to sequence your approach to build momentum.
A working session with the director who carried out the review to walk through the findings and agree what to fix first.
You send your deck, model, cap table and any data-room documents. We agree the round size and timing you are working towards.
A director works through everything in detail and writes up findings as specific, prioritised actions, not general advice.
We walk you through the findings, answer questions, and leave you with a clear list of what to change before your first investor meeting.
Not the right fit: companies that need a full fundraising process run for them from start to close. That is a separate engagement, and the review is often the right first step towards it.
If the review shows you need more support, we will say so and propose a scope. If it shows you do not, we will say that too. Either way, what we deliver is yours. See our full fundraising support.