Funding Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What early traction has the company gotten (sales, traffic to the company's website, app downloads, etc., as relevant).

Venture Capitalists,

1035

What has been the principal reasons for the early traction? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

1168

What do you see are the principal risks to the business? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

1039

What legal risks do you have? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

902

Do you have any regulatory risks? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

897

What is the likely exit IPO or M&A? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

919

When do you see the exit happening? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

1158

Who will be the likely acquirers? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

909

How will valuation of an exit be determined given market comparables? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

1160

What comfort do you have that the company's intellectual property does not violate the rights of a third party? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

989

How was the company's intellectual property developed? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

950

Would any prior employers of a team member have a potential claim to the company's intellectual property? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

866

What are the company's three-year projections? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

1011

How much equity and debt has the company raised? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

881

what is the capitalization structure? - Venture Capitalists

Venture Capitalists,

934


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What is the company's desired pre-money valuation? - Venture Capitalists

950


How long will that capital last? - Venture Capitalists

910


What are the key differentiated features of your product or service? - Venture Capitalists

916


What motivates the founders? - Venture Capitalists

949


What comfort do you have that the company's intellectual property does not violate the rights of a third party? - Venture Capitalists

989






What are the barriers to entry? - Venture Capitalists

875


What are the factors that limit faster growth? - Venture Capitalists

941


What gives your company a competitive advantage? - Venture Capitalists

872


What advantages does your competition have over you? - Venture Capitalists

949


What are the key assumptions underlying your projections? - Venture Capitalists

948


How many employees do you have? - Venture Capitalists

1149


What big problem does it solve? - Venture Capitalists

928


How much of a stock option pool is being set aside for employees? - Venture Capitalists

855


Do you have any regulatory risks? - Venture Capitalists

897


What are the two or three key features you plan to add? - Venture Capitalists

860