Calm Company Fund-Submit Pitch - 1
đź“Ł Bigwing Venturetech in collaboration with the Calm Company Fund are thrilled to learn more about your company. If you would like to pitch to us, please fill out the form below & we will get back to you as soon as possible. Form submissions typically take less than 10 minutes to complete & are reviewed on a rolling basis. Within your submission we recommend you upload or provide a link to a Pitch deck for your company, which can be done towards the end of the form.

📌  Investment Criteria:

  • Verticals: typically they invest in B2B SaaS targeting niches or specific industries: developer tools, remote tools for remote teams, the “picks & shovels” of online entrepreneurship (software that enables building online businesses). Online education & personal development communities, membership models, platforms.
  • Round Dynamics: $75 K – $250 K (Single Rounds), $500 K - $1 M (Larger Rounds)
  • Stage: the ideal stage for our model is typically in the $2k – $25k in monthly revenue range. Though we’ve invested in businesses already nearing $1m in annual revenue & (one time) pre-revenue.

Please note Bigwing Venturetech Ltd will keep this information confidential & only share anonymised statistics where required by government agencies. (͡• ͜ʖ ͡•)
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Company Name *
YEAR Company Formed
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First Name *
Last Name *
Email *
What is your best contact email ?
Direct Phone Number *
Briefly DESCRIBE your company ? *
i.e. the Value Proposition. ex. "We help [TARGET CUSTOMER] achieve [DESIRED RESULT] by [DOING THIS]."
City *
In what city is the company headquartered ?
Country *
In what country is the company headquartered ?
Company Website URL
CURRENT JOB role held at Company *
Please select as many as applicable.
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Is the startup a software/technology-focused company ? *
Sector / Vertical *
Please describe the MARKET, the PROBLEM, & the SOLUTION ?
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What's the MARKET REVENUE OPPORTUNITY for your VALUE-PROPOSITION ?   *
Please use this format e.g., $50,000.
Where is your Company INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ( IP ) geographically registered ?  *
If the Company does not possess IP, please answer with "NO IP".
What is there to stop other companies from doing something similar to your Company ?  *
i.e. what are the barriers to entry & how is the IP protected.
What's your ( Average WoW or MoM ) GROWTH RATE for your primary KPI ? *
If your growth rate is below 5% WoW please explain why - e.g. if you're Pre-launch, you're deep tech or long sales cycle for enterprise sales, etc.
What is it about your market / opportunity that others have OVERLOOKED or DON'T KNOW or WOULDN'T AGREE with ? *
Why is your INNOVATION PRODUCT/SERVICE better than the COMPETITION ? *
Is your BUSINESS MODEL & market in our circle of COMPETENCE ? *
Is your MARKET FIT for the Calm Company Fund Investment Criteria ? *
Will other founders & VCs pile in if the market is proven? Can they create a micro-monopoly ? The common wisdom in venture is to look for founders attacking big markets. "If everything goes _right_ how big can this get?" is a common mental model.

The Calm Company Fund takes a distinctly opposite approach: 
  1. They look for opportunities where a company can build a micro-monopoly, becoming the dominant go-to product in a market that is otherwise too small for BigCo's or VC-backed founders who want to compete in.    
  2. They actively avoid markets that are obviously hot or likely to attract tons of founders and investors piling in i.e. escape competition through niching.
Do the founders have an unfair advantage on DIFFERENTIATION or DISTRIBUTION ? *
This is often the dividing line between a "good business that you should stick to bootstrapping" and one the Calm Company Fund can back and show a return. E.g. deep industry expertise, prolific exceptional builder & audience in the market- proof points, trust signals, track record etc.

Is there evidence of sufficient intensity of DEMAND ? *
Does the market have momentum or is it stagnant ? Is there a market "secret" about demand ? Common indicators: high ARPU, low churn, early/first-mover advantage.
Is the business plan CAPITAL EFFICIENT ? *
How efficiently is the money being spent to operate and grow. What is the ratio of capital expenditure to revenue generated ? E.g. in a SaaS context, capital efficiency refers to the ARR return on each investment dollar burned.
Is the business model & market in our CIRCLE OF COMPETENCE ? *
Generally The Calm Company Fund are focused on: B2B, Recurring Revenue, clear "jobs to be done". They can invest outside of these but need to map to these ideas in some way.
Explain how the FOUNDERS VALUES are aligned with the Calm Company Fund INVESTMENT CRITERIA ?
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How much FUNDING is your Company raising ? *
Please use this format e.g., $50,000.
At what funding ROUND stage is the company ? *
What are the terms of the current round of fundraising ?  *
If no investors are yet committed please answer with "NO INVESTORS" please use this format e.g., $50,000.
What are your BUSINESS MODEL/S ? *
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How much allocation do you think you can get in the current round ?

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i.e. $100k, $150k, $200k or more? (minimum $80k)
How does/will the company make money ?
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i.e. the company's revenue model.
What's your PRE-MONEY VALUATION for the round ? *
Please use this format e.g., $50,000.
What is your Company planning to use the CAPITAL for ? *
What INVESTORS, are already committed to the round & for how much ?  *
If no investors are yet committed please answer with "NO INVESTORS" please use this format e.g., $50,000.
How much has been raised to date PRE this current round ? *
Please use this format e.g., $50,000.
...from WHERE / WHO ? *
At what STAGE is your current PRODUCT or SERVICE ? *
Have you made any REVENUE GENERATING SALES in the last 12 months ? *
Please use this format e.g., $50,000.
What's your MONTHLY RECURRING REVENUE ( MRR ) ? *
Please use this format e.g., $10,000.
What's your CURRENT MONTHLY BURN ? *
Please use this format e.g., $50,000.
Do you have any FINANCIAL HISTORY & FORECASTS that you can share ? *
If YES, please SHARE your document link containing them below ?
Is there a SALES PIPELINE that can be shared ?  *
If one cannot be shared yet, please answer with "NO PIPELINE" 
Please SHARE your DILIGENCE NOTES link ? *
If you do not have access to the diligence notes, please leave this blank.
Please SHARE your DATA ROOM  link ? *
If you do not have a pitch deck, please leave this blank.
Please SHARE your PITCH DECK link ? *
If you do not have a pitch deck, please leave this blank.
How did you meet/find us ? If you were referred by someone, please list the name of the referrer or referrers company below *
For our investor network we require a pre-due diligence consultation to be completed by our designated provider at no cost to you ($0). Please confirm by ticking the box below.
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