The Work of a VC Scout Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso — your daily shot of startup funding and investing. The VC scout searches for qualified deals for the venture capital firm. Here are the basic tasks of the VC scout: Scouts search for deals by joining events, pitch sessions, angel groups, and other sources of deal flow. The scout analyzes each deal to see if it fits the venture capital fund’s investment criteria. In most cases, the startup must meet key metrics required by the fund, such as revenue levels, growth rates, CAC:LTV ratios, and more. The scout analyzes the financials to determine the state of the startup. The scout researches the competitors and determines its competitive position. The scout also analyzes the market for size, growth rate, and structure. Unit economics are often a key factor as well. Finally, valuation is a key component of the research. The scout checks to see if the valuation is in the range that the VC will fund. The scout often participates in the due diligence process as well as the term sheet negotiations. Consider bringing on a scout for your VC fund. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let’s go startup something today. _________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.

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