Investment Readiness Support for Startups

Mission & Approach

Programme directors know the pattern: founders who can pitch but can't defend their assumptions, models that collapse under basic diligence questions, and investor feedback that's polite but noncommittal. We fix this at cohort level.

We embed with your founders to stress-test commercial logic, build financial models that withstand scrutiny, and develop investment cases grounded in evidence rather than aspiration. Our approach is straightforward: understand the economics, interrogate the assumptions, and articulate a thesis that earns belief. The outcome: founders that can hold their own in serious investor conversations. This directly strengthens your programme's reputation and keeps investors engaged with future cohorts.

Critical thinking: the foundation of fundraising

When founders can study their business as an investment proposition, they don't just pitch better - they build better companies. And when your cohorts consistently demonstrate that discipline, investors lean in. Founders who can rigorously interrogate their own assumptions make sharper strategic decisions and perform better in subsequent funding rounds.

Investment Ready helps programmes differentiate through substance. We don't coach pitch performance or demo day theatre. We ensure your cohorts are investment-ready in the ways that actually matter: growth rates tied to credible benchmarks, evidence-backed commercial assumptions, and financial models that withstand stress-testing.

Investment Ready exists because too many promising ventures fail to fundraise. Not from lack of potential, but from lack of rigour.

When your portfolio companies speak the same analytical language as investors, funding conversations become substantive negotiations rather than sales pitches. That's what keeps investors coming back to your cohorts - and what drives your follow-on funding rates.

We build long-term capability, not just pitch decks. The due diligence mindset founders develop doesn't expire after demo day – it compounds through Series A, B, and beyond, helping them navigate pivot decisions at month 18, defend their Series A valuation, and scale without breaking their business model.

Programme operators choose Investment Ready when they want their cohorts remembered for business quality - not just presentation polish.

Services

Practical, investor-focused services that get startups ready to raise.

Detailed Diagnostics & Feedback

Cell-by-cell review with tailored guidance to meet investor standards.

Basic Readiness Scorecard

Model Build Full or Partial

High-level analysis with segment scores to benchmark your current model.

Build or refine a robust, investor-ready financial model.

Ideal for Startups starting from scratch or need a model overhaul

Ideal for Early-stage startups or founders who want a snapshot of readiness

Ongoing Support

Retainer-based guidance and coaching to support fundraising over time.

Ideal for Startups seeking ongoing support through multiple funding rounds

Pitch / Deck Review

Tighten your investment story and ensure your deck resonates with investors.

Ideal for Founders preparing for investor meetings or demo days

Ideal for Founders with existing models who need in-depth review

Investment Ready transformed how our founders approached investors. The workshops and one-to-one coaching really pushed teams to challenge assumptions, tighten up their financials, and sharpen their value props. It raised the bar across the whole cohort, and we saw it pay off in stronger pitches and better funding outcomes.

Steven Frigerio, Partner - Hive Ventures

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About the Founder

I'm Shahed, founder of Investment Ready. I spent over a decade in equity research and financial analysis, valuing companies and briefing institutional investors on European insurers.

That work taught me what separates ventures that raise from those that don't: not pitch polish, but the ability to defend assumptions under scrutiny. Investors can immediately tell the difference between rehearsed optimism and genuine commercial understanding.

I founded Investment Ready to bring that investor discipline to accelerator and venture studio cohorts. We work with programme directors who want their ventures to be taken seriously - not just at demo day, but in the rigorous conversations that follow.

The best founders think like investors about their own businesses. When that becomes the standard across an entire cohort, it enhances the perception of the entire programme.

My goal is clear: to turn founder vision into fundable reality.

Get Investment Ready

Tell us about your cohort or portfolio and the type of support you need.

contact@investingready.com