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Our job is to provide capital to new and existing companies around the world. Here is a quick guide on how to raise money for your business. Enjoy! Depending on your company's stage of growth, you may want to focus on different elements of this checklist. 1) Problem/mission/vision What’s the big vision? 2) Product What does your product do today? What is your value proposition?What is your advantage? 3) Market opportunity / size What’s the opportunity?What’s the market size? 4) Team Tell us about the executive teamWhy are you uniquely qualified to solve this problem? 5) Proof of product / market fit Growth to date: sign-ups, weekly or monthly active users, paying customers (if relevant)To the extent it’s relevant, do you have quantitative evidence that you’re better than competition/incumbents? 6) User engagement + retention Engagement metrics for core product featuresMonthly or weekly cohort retention (depending on the kind of product/company); churn (for subscription products) 7) Customer acquisition What are your customer acquisition channels?How much does customer acquisition cost (per channel)? How will you make this money back and how long will it take?How scalable are these? How big can you get with your existing product + customer acquisition channels? At what point do they get saturated or become too expensive, and what do you do if/when that happens? 8) Business model / monetization Do you make money today?How will you make money? 9) Competitive landscape Do you have competitors? Who are they?If no one else is doing this, why not? 10) What’s next / fundraising ask How much money are you raising?Use of Proceeds: What will you do with the money you raise?What are the milestones you will accomplish to get to the next phase of your business?Are there any gaps in your team you need to fill?What are you looking for from an investor?