How ready is your company for capital?

Sixteen questions across market, traction, team, financials, and capital strategy — the same lenses an investor uses. Get a score, your stage, and the next three moves.

Where is the business today?

Market

We can name our target customer and their problem in one sentence.

We’ve sized the market from the bottom up (customers × price).

We know who we compete with and why we win.

Traction

Customers pay us today, or have signed letters of intent.

Revenue or usage has grown three or more months in a row.

We can show retention or repeat-purchase data.

Team & operations

The leadership team covers product, sales, and operations.

Core processes are documented and don’t depend on one person.

We run on systems (CRM, accounting, reporting) we could show an investor.

Financials

We have a 24-month financial model with assumptions we can defend.

We know our unit economics (acquisition cost, margin, payback).

Our books are clean, current, and separate from personal finances.

Capital strategy

We know how much we need, why, and which milestones it funds.

Our cap table is clean and fully documented.

We have a target list of investors or capital sources that fit our stage.

Platform

Tools

Practices

Nexum

How ready is your company for capital?