Funding Readiness Assessment
Evaluate how ready you are for your next funding round. Research current VC expectations, assess your metrics, and identify gaps to close. This page explains the assessment pattern itself; it does not replace the product or solution layer around it.
@funding-readinessTry in chatWhy It Matters
Raising at the wrong time or with gaps in your story wastes months and burns relationships. This assessment helps you know when you're truly ready.
How It Works
Web searches for market context and benchmarks
Guided questions that adapt to your answers and company context
A synthesized assessment artifact with clear sections and next moves
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Example Questions
The conversation adapts to your answers — these are starting points, not a fixed script.
What round are you targeting and how much do you want to raise?
Follow-up: Is this based on a specific plan or a general sense?
What's your current runway in months, and monthly burn rate?
Follow-up: When do you need to close to have comfortable runway?
What are your key metrics right now? (ARR, growth rate, customers)
Follow-up: How do these compare to 6 months ago?
What's your story - why now, why you, why this market?
Follow-up: What makes this defensible long-term?
Do you have a data room ready? What's in it?
Follow-up: What documents are missing?
Who are the target investors you want to talk to?
Follow-up: Do you have warm intros to any of them?
What's the biggest weakness in your fundraising story right now?
Follow-up: What would it take to fix that?
Output
- Market Context (current VC expectations)
- Your Position (metrics vs benchmarks)
- Readiness Score (1-10 with reasoning)
- Gaps to Close (prioritized list)
- Timeline Recommendation
- Next Steps Checklist