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Due Diligence Checklist
When applying for venture capital funding with Allen & Buckeridge, information relating to each of the following topic areas should be provided:
COMPANY DETAILS
- Company name, key contact, address, phone, fax, email, web-site
- Description of the company's business, services & products within the IT, telecommunications or media industries
- Key milestones achieved
- Jurisdiction where business is incorporated, corporate structure and the regions the business is currently operating in
- Examples of current customers or target market
FUNDING & RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
- Funding stage, type of funding received to date, expectation for funding to be closed
- Amount of VC funding sought, expectation for next funding requirements
- Funding purpose, why Allen & Buckeridge can add value
MANAGEMENT TEAM & EMPLOYEES
- Biographies of key personnel
- Board of Directors, Advisory Board
- Employee headcount and the key positions filled
MARKET & COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
- Description of target market and customers, market dynamics, characteristics of the market environment, market size, historical and projected growth of target market
- Analysis of competitors & comparables
- Key competitive advantage & barriers to entry
- M&A or IPO activity in the industry
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
- Description of each product and service offered, stage of development, examples of the product / service use
TECHNOLOGY & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Ownership of IP or technology
- IP protection in place, licenses or trademarks owned by the company
- Product or service differentiation
- Achievements to date that indicate that the product or technology is superior to what is currently available
REVENUE & SALES CYCLE
- Source of key revenue streams
- Forecast revenue (best and worst case scenarios)
- Estimated gross margins achievable and how these are achieved
- Length of sales cycle
- Reference customers
GO TO MARKET STRATEGY
- Strategic relationships, distribution channels available
- Ability to scale
RISK ASSESSMENT
- Major risks to the successful execution of the business plan
- Risk mitigation strategies
EXIT STRATEGY
- Identified exit strategy, realisation agenda