How do you know if an investor is a good fit for your startup?
Pavel Gvay
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Hi all,
I’m building a platform that finds investors for startups and I want to understand how to prioritize investors in the search results.
We currently sort investors based on these parameters:
1/ % of portfolio companies in your industries.
2/ % of portfolio companies in your stage.
3/ % of portfolio companies in your industries.
4/ The number of deals in the past 180 days.
I also have a hypothesis that truly relevant investors need to have at least one similar company in their portfolio. We launched a side project on PH today to validate it.
What do you pay attention to when finding investors? Do things like check size matter?
Thanks in advance!
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Samir Moussa@samir_moussa1
Network. The investor network is incredibly valuable. We are a Y Combinator startup and having access to other companies means better deals on their products and massive support on everything related to your business.
Good luck with the launch!
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I wouldn't even try to look at it from a money standpoint when you have an investor 'fit' for your company. You need to know about their backgrounds in-depth, and the VALUE that they can bring from their network, advice and mentorship. If you mismatch there, you will have a lot more to worry about than what their investment preferences are.