What Is a Fundability Score? The Metric Indian Founders Need Before They Pitch
A fundability score is not a vanity metric. It is a structured pre-pitch audit that tells you exactly where your deck will fail before an investor sees it.
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“A fundability score evaluates 7 dimensions independently. A high score on 3 and zero on 4 means you are not fundable regardless of the average.”
“The most common fundability gaps in Indian pre-seed decks are illegible traction and missing why-now thesis, not weak businesses.”
“Fundability is stage-specific. A deck with zero revenue and strong team signal can be highly fundable at pre-seed and score near zero at Series A.”
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Amit Tyagi
Founder, AletheiaAI & GP, Fitoor Capital
Veteran of India's startup ecosystem. Writing about fundraising, investor psychology, and what it takes to build fundable startups in India.
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