{"id":31953,"date":"2023-10-20T14:26:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/think-like-an-investor-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-making-an-approach-or-pitch-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:26:25","slug":"think-like-an-investor-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-making-an-approach-or-pitch-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/think-like-an-investor-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-making-an-approach-or-pitch-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Think like an investor: Questions to ask yourself before making an approach or pitch – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
Venture capital firms receive thousands of investment opportunities each year from all over the world.<\/p>\n
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Unsolicited pitches make up 99% of the offers that arrive each week and need to be screened very quickly.<\/p>\n
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The importance of a positive referral cannot be underestimated. It\u2019s untenable to meet each and every entrepreneur so curated deals that come through a referral from a trusted connection will always be considered more carefully.<\/p>\n
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At Trimantium Capital, we\u2019re primarily fintech and healthtech impact investors, so unsolicited deals that are not in these categories are set aside quickly.<\/p>\n
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Once we have sector alignment in categories we understand, we undertake an initial pass to determine whether or not we should meet the entrepreneur.<\/p>\n
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These are the questions that investors will typically ask while screening these pitches and startups should have them answered before they submit anything.<\/p>\n
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1. <\/b>Does the business solve a real problem?<\/b><\/p>\n
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