Investment Screening Brief

DueCap Investment Screening Briefs for Active Investors

We turn startup documents into a clear, structured view of one business, financial signals, key risks, missing information, and the right questions to ask before your next conversation.

Selected Screenings

A sample of investment screening briefs prepared for active investors across industries and stages.

What You Receive

Every Investment Screening Brief generates three connected deliverables designed to support better decisions before your next founder meeting, partner discussion, or diligence step.

1. Investment Screening Brief

A comprehensive analysis of the company and key investment signals.

Includes:

Executive Summary

Business and Value Proposition

Market and Competition

Financial Signals

Risks and Concerns

Missing Information

Questions for the Founder

Founder Interview Guide

2. Questions Before Investing

Targeted questions to address key areas before moving forward.


Business model

Market opportunity

Product and technology

Traction and metrics

Financials and unit economics

Risks and potential issues

Use of proceeds and funding

3. Founder Interview Guide

A structured guide to help you run a more effective conversation with the founder.


Background and vision

Product and solution

Market and customers

Traction and growth

Business model and economics

Team and execution

Funding and next steps

Who it's for

Angel Investors

Syndicates

Solo GP

Family Offices

Micro VC Funds

Active Founder-Investors

Whether you review one opportunity a month or many every week, the Investment Screening Brief helps you make better decisions with less guesswork and more clarity.

How it works

Submit your Documents

Share the materials you have. We typically review the following:

Pitch Deck

Financial information

Cap Table

Market Information

Product and Traction Data

Any other relevant documents

We Prepare Your Brief

We analyze the documents, structure the information, identify key signals, risks, and gaps, and prepare your screening brief and supporting materials.

Review Before Your Next Conversation

Use the brief, questions, and interview guide to have smarter conversations with founders and make more informed decisions.

Request an Investment Screening Brief

Submit an opportunity or request more information. We will confirm the scope, timeline, and next steps

Current Availability: New brief requests are currently being accepted.

Recent Screening Notes

Practical analyses of the questions that emerge when startup metrics, claims, and transaction documents are read together.

Have an opportunity worth a closer look?

Send the materials you already have. DueCap will turn them into a focused first review for your next decision.

About DueCap

Built around a simple idea: clarity should come earlier.

Investors should spend less time extracting information from documents and more time evaluating businesses, testing assumptions, and having meaningful conversations with founders. DueCap is building a disciplined first step between receiving an opportunity and committing to deeper diligence.


The methodology is informed by operating experience, company building, financial review, business diagnostics, and the recurring patterns that appear when a business story, its economics, and its execution do not fully align.