STARTUP DUE DILIGENCE TOOL

Startup technical self-assessment and AAA–C rating

25 questions across team, market, innovation, product and process. Results are calculated locally and exported as a standalone HTML report.

Start assessmentHow the rating works
25questions with maturity anchors
5equally weighted dimensions
AAA–Cfinal rating scale
Localanswers are not uploaded

SELF-ASSESSMENT

Describe the company and select the closest maturity statement

About 15–20 minutes. A rating needs at least three answers in every dimension.

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Answers are stored only in this browser localStorage.

RESULT PLAYBOOK

What to improve after the assessment

For weak items, the tool shows the selected level, explains the risk, recommends an action and lists evidence for the next review.

METHODOLOGY

How the framework became a quick screening tool

The source workbook contains 133 questions, including 48 auto-scored items. The public screen keeps five technical dimensions and removes questions that penalize a company for age, revenue or stage.

Five dimensions

Team, market, innovation, product and process.

Equal weights

Every dimension has the same weight.

Stage-neutral

Product is judged against promises and stated stage.

Report, not verdict

The result is a preliminary screen, not an investment decision.

Financials are excluded from the letter rating: the source framework itself marks several such scores as biased for early-stage companies.

AAA–C scale

AAA4.50–5.00
AA+4.20–4.49
AA4.00–4.19
A+3.70–3.99
A3.50–3.69
BBB+3.20–3.49
BBB3.00–3.19
BB+2.50–2.99
BB2.00–2.49
C1.00–1.99

INDEPENDENT REVIEW

Did the self-assessment surface issues that need evidence?

Independent due diligence adds documents, code, metrics and confidential interviews.

Discuss a projectView sample report