Startup Investment Readiness Services

Investment readiness in startup communities refers to the strategic process of preparing and equipping early-stage businesses to attract and secure investments from various sources. It involves a comprehensive approach addressing financial, legal, governance, business strategy, sustainability, and impact factors.

Acceleration and Investment Readiness are distinct startup phases, each with a unique purpose. Acceleration centers on fast-tracking growth by refining the business model, product, and market strategy.

In contrast, Investment Readiness strategically positions a startup to attract external funding, involving fine-tuning financials, scalability, market positioning, team structure, etc. Although there may be overlap, recognizing the unique goals of each phase is essential for effectively supporting startups at different stages.

Just as corporations have ready access to professional consulting services to surmount their business challenges and foster growth, we believe startups in Central America deserve and require the same privileges.

By offering tailored consulting services, entrepreneurs gain the necessary skills, knowledge, structures, and support to navigate the complex landscape of attracting investors. The goal is to provide a framework of organizational effectiveness that focuses on the core levers of investment readiness that must be aligned.

Performing due diligence is a crucial step in the investment journey. However, startups often encounter this process for the first time when meeting investors, lacking knowledge about its implications and requirements.

Soft due diligence, a less formal and exhaustive examination than formal due diligence, equips startups with the necessary knowledge and tools to confidently navigate the investment process.

We are dedicated to cultivating businesses with a strategic emphasis on impact, supporting startups to develop robust impact plans designed to meet impact investors’ criteria. Research consistently underscores the positive correlation between socially and environmentally responsible business practices and long-term financial success.

In our pursuit of fostering successful startups, we advocate for the practice of “Investment Before the Investment.” The traditional models involve investors engaging at the end of the journey during demo days; this approach misses a crucial opportunity.

To alleviate the financial strain associated with acquiring consulting expertise to address investment barriers, our Investment Readiness Program takes a proactive approach. We offer to cover the associated costs that will contribute to removing the barriers that prevent startups from accessing investments.

We underscore our commitment to fostering an environment where financial barriers do not impede progress.

We envision accelerators as valuable strategic partners in our mission. By collaborating with accelerators, we aim to tap into a pipeline of fast-tracked startups that, despite their acceleration, face challenges in securing investments.

Understanding the importance of charging startups for our services can optimize the participation of motivated entrepreneurs, attract the right candidates for the program, and increase engagement.

However, we also understand the constraints this might represent for startups at the beginning of their journey. Therefore, we have established a model that requires a success fee once the investment is realized. We have defined a scale-based approach that reflects a fair and proportional fee structure. We will use the success fee as a “capital raised” impact metric.

This model encourages a shared commitment to achieving successful investment outcomes and ensures that our interests are aligned with the growth and prosperity of the startups we work with. The model is also strategically designed to motivate and encourage our internal teams to work diligently and creatively toward meeting the set goals.