Free tool · Fundraising

Are you ready to raise?

Twelve quick questions on revenue, runway, cap table and documents. Get a readiness score and a prep list.

Do you have revenue or usage that's growing?

Will this raise give you 18+ months of runway?

Do you know how much you're raising, and what it buys?

Do you have a financial model for the next 2–3 years?

Are your historical numbers clean (accounts or management accounts)?

Is your cap table up to date and clean?

Can you show customer proof (references, case studies, retention)?

Do you have existing investors or a lead interested?

Are key contracts signed and filed?

Is all IP owned by the company (founders and contractors assigned)?

Do employees have signed contracts and an option plan?

Is your data room organised and ready to share?

Your readiness score

Answer the questions and your score and prep list appear here.

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Questions

When is a startup ready to raise?

When you can show momentum, know exactly how much you need and what it buys, and can back your numbers up in diligence.

What documents do investors ask for?

Usually the deck, a financial model, historical accounts, the cap table, key contracts, IP assignments and employment agreements.

How much runway should a raise give me?

Aim for 18 to 24 months. That gives you time to hit milestones before you raise again.

Where should I keep my fundraising documents?

In a data room with numbered folders. TalkOctopus lets you share it with each investor and see what they read.

Put your deck and diligence documents in a free fundraising workspace, and see which investors read them.