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DUE DILIGENCE

DATA // BUSINESS STRUCTURE // DOCUMENTATION

Are you pitch ready? Ready to enter into virtual, physical and metaverse rooms to present your pitch? Then you will need a variety of data, documentation and business structure or regulation in order to pass due diligence with an investor, fund or syndicate.

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- Your Data Room is where you tell your startup's story via datA -

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The better you are at getting ready before an investor decides to invest, the faster the decision process will flow if you have all pieces lined up to present.

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Organizing your Data Room is simple.

- You may have it stored as an extension or private page on your platform or website, or use popular free tools like Google Drive or Dropbox.

- Encrypt or apply read-only rights to the documents to ensure that they aren't duplicated or downloadable.

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In the same way we advise having different versions of a pitch deck and pitch process for investors versus partnerships, we advise you to have two different data rooms:

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1/ one for investors who are potentially ready to invest in your round

[this file/page includes all your sensitive financial models, IP/proprietary agreements, trademark/copyright documents]

2/ another for investors who are still on the fence about investing and simply contains your pitch deck, business structure and financial models - nothing proprietary

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Compile your documents depending on the geographical jurisdiction that you are based in and operating from, as well as round raising. For example, the SAFE as a fundraising instrument is standard, but may be recognized in different forms in your home country.

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COMPANY STRUCTURE/REGISTRATION

Articles of Incorporation

Board of Directors' documentation

Board meeting minutes, actions

Bylaws

Voting agreements

FAST Agreements [for advisors]

Cap Table

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CONTRACTS

Partnership contracts/agreements

Customer contracts/agreements

Investor contracts/agreements

Shareholders agreements

Supplier contracts/agreements

Contractor contracts/agreements

Consultant contracts/agreements

Employee contracts/agreements

Employee list - titles and compensation

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OPERATIONS/PITCH PROCESS

Pitch Deck

Whitepapers

Competitive Analysis

Marketing Materials/Campaigns

Go-To-Market [G2M] Strategy

Office/Factory/Storage Leases

Investor Updates

Legal Documentation [disputes, paperwork, if any]

Profit & Loss Statements 

Vesting Schedule

Tax Returns

Monthly Proforma/Financial Statements

Annual Proforma/Financial Statements

Line of Credit/Loan Agreements

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Trademarks

Proprietary Software Licenses

Pending patents

Filed patents

Open Source Software

IP Strategy

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TECH

API Documentation

Tech Stack

System Architecture

Technology Investments [Server integration, additional software, etc]

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