Wondering what that venture capitalist is going to ask you when it's time to pitch for their investment in your startup?
Venture capitalist Elizabeth Yin put together a helpful list of those kind of questions that can be helpful to any startup founder considering raising money.
It includes both the personal get-acquainted and due diligence questions that she likes to ask early stage company CEOs and those that she's commonly seen other VC professionals ask, too.
Questions Early Stage VCs May Ask You
The questions in her public Google Sheet here cover several themes:
- Team
- Problem You’re Solving
- Solution / Product
- Market / Market timing
- Customer Acquisition / Unit Economics / Go-To-Market
- Competition
- Traction
- Fundraising / plans
Use the questions you'll find there to prepare your team for your next round of fundraising interviews!
About the Author
Thanks to Elizabeth Yin for this useful information. She's a former founder who’s reviewed over 20,000 pitches as a General Partner at Hustle Fund and as a former Partner at 500 Startups. Visit her blog here.