Funding Inquiry

Funding Inquiry

• Company Name


• Sector/Industry


• Location


• Company Website


• Contact Name and Title


• Email


• Crunchbase profile URL


• AngelList profile URL


• How did you hear about Motivate?


• Investor presentation: Please email your investor presentation (deck, exec summary, funding docs, etc.) to PITCH @ MOTIVATE.VC or submit links to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, etc below.

• Company description and the problem you are solving


• General founding story


• Founders' entrepreneurial history


• Business model (B2B/B2C/Other)


• Revenue generation (Transactional, Recurring, or Repeatable)


• Current Revenue


• Current Monthly Burn (net of Revenue)


• Capital raising amount


• Type of funding (Equity, Note, SAFE) with terms (valuation, cap, liq pref, discount, interest)


• Funding round (Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A)


• Lead investor information (if any)


• Three biggest investors in this round and amounts


• Three biggest investors in previous rounds and amounts


• Use of Funds


• Months of runway this round will give you


• Next funding round plan


• Product development state (alpha, beta, in market)


• Initial traction (in revenues, users, etc)


• Monthly growth rate of clients or users


• Primary competitors


• Biggest business challenges


• Total Addressable Market (TAM)


• Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM) size and inputs


• Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM) size and inputs


• Why is now the perfect time to launch this business?

Contact Information

• First Name


• Last Name


• Email


• LinkedIn Profile URL


• Summary of professional experience


• Past roles feedback


• Ultimate professional goals


• Dream professional role


• Additional interests

Position-Related Experience

• Oversee execution of non-investment functions


• Create positive change and facilitate productivity


• Maintain business operations for accuracy and productivity


• Work with a third party fund administrator


• Manage SPV processes


• Refine processes for investment closings


• Maintain internal financial models


• Launch and optimize marketing efforts


• Organize and secure internal files


• Liaise with external accountant on audits


• Create and help execute hiring policies


• Assist with fundraising

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years experience in analytical or strategic roles


• Extremely organized with high sense of prioritization


• Solution-driven and proactive


• Good communication skills


• Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity


• Positive energy and willingness to contribute


• Legally permitted to work in the US

Functions of Interest

• Close investments and manage companies


• Market and financial diligence on investments


• Talent acquisition & Operations Management


• Investor relations


• Thesis creation and content creation


• Social media and marketing


• Whatever is needed while learning the ropes

Additional Questions

• When can you start?

• What is 4 + 5?


• Comments or questions?

Final Note