Investment Readiness: Is the company ready to attract investors?

Avoid disappointment

A thorough assessment of a new technology’s or platform’s investment readiness is an important checkpoint on the road to commercialisation. Whether you’re an IP holder looking for investors or an investor looking for a promising technology, this checkpoint is an essential part of the commercialisation process and will avoid serious disappointment down the track.

The assessment of Investment Readiness is carried out from a commercial perspective, and must answer such important questions as:

• Is the company ready for investment - and have the important issues been addressed?
• Who is the end user for the technology or products – and where are the biggest markets?
• What are the key development or commercialisation milestones – and how much cash and time are needed to reach each?
• How long will it take before you might expect returns from your investment?

Find the gaps

A thorough assessment of Investment Readiness may uncover areas needing more work before the technology or a venture can attract investors. A gap analysis is useful in this context, as it will expose weaknesses in the business case and commercialisation plan. When assessing a new technology platform for investment readiness, Corelli Consulting focuses on key questions potential investors will ask, such as:

• Company structure: who owns the company – and are there performance shares or options?
• Executive team: what are its credentials and experience?
• IP portfolio: how secure and how well protected is the venture IP?
• Milestones: how realistic is the timeline, and how much margin for error is built-in? 
• Products: nature and stage of development, including clinical trials if applicable
• Revenue: how long before a revenue stream can be generated? 
• The end game: out licensing, IPO, other? What are the expectations?

Ultimately, a new technology has to be more than investment-ready: it has to be investment worthy as well. To address that point, we offer comprehensive Technology Assessment and Commercial Opportunity Analysis.

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