Startup Fundability Score

Check Your Fundability Before You Start Pitching

Raising capital too early can slow a startup down just as much as raising too late. An investor readiness assessment helps founders understand whether they’re genuinely prepared for fundraising or simply hoping the market will be forgiving. This tool gives you a practical benchmark by turning key signals, such as traction, team strength, market size, monetisation, and investor access, into a clear score.

What a Funding Score Can Reveal

A solid startup funding score doesn’t just tell you if you’re ready to raise. It shows where investor confidence is likely to break down. You may have a strong product but weak distribution. You may have revenue, yet no technical builder. You may even have a polished deck but not enough proof that the market is large enough to matter.

Built for Early-Stage Founders

This assessment is designed for pre-seed and seed-stage teams who want honest feedback before spending months on outreach. Instead of vague advice, you’ll see the gaps most likely to affect your raise and what to do next. If you’re trying to improve your investor readiness assessment result, the fastest gains usually come from tightening traction, clarifying your business model, and showing investors that your team can execute.

FAQs

How is the startup funding score calculated?

The score uses a deterministic weighted model built around six core dimensions: traction, team, market, stage and product, business model, and fundraising readiness. Traction carries the most weight at 30%, followed by team at 25%, market at 15%, stage and product at 15%, business model at 10%, and fundraising readiness at 5%. The quiz maps your nine answers into those categories, totals them, and returns a score between 0 and 100. Because the logic is fixed, identical inputs will always return the same score.

What does my investor readiness band mean?

There are three result bands. A score of 0 to 39 means ‘Not yet investable’, which usually suggests major gaps in traction, team, or market proof. A score of 40 to 69 means ‘Nearly there’, where the fundamentals may be promising but investors are likely to push back on a few missing pieces. A score of 70 to 100 means ‘Ready to raise’, which indicates stronger alignment with what early-stage investors typically expect. It doesn’t guarantee funding, but it does suggest you’re in a far better position to begin conversations.

Why do I need to enter my email for the full report?

The on-screen result gives you your score, readiness band, and top three gaps straight away. If you want a more tailored narrative report with practical guidance based on your answers, you can unlock it with your email. That allows the tool to send your personalised report and connect you with relevant support, including tailored messaging around The Residency. Leads are tagged with fundability_score so follow-up stays relevant rather than generic.