MID-CYCLE REVIEW · FOR FOUNDERS BETWEEN ROUNDS

Has the story kept pace with the business?

Compare what changed after the last round with what the next investor would need to see. Find narrative drift while it is still fixable—not when the next raise is already under way.

SET THE CHECKPOINT

One company. Two moments.

0Evidence caught up
0Partly caught up
0Story ahead
12Not reviewed

12-DIMENSION REVIEW

Record the delta, not the sales pitch.

Short evidence notes beat polished narrative. Use synthetic data for demos.

Dimension Current state What changed since the baseline? What would the next investor need to see?

NEXT WORKING SESSION

Turn drift into an agenda.

01

Close now

Items where the story is ahead of the evidence appear here.

02

Prove next

Partly supported claims become the next evidence checkpoints.

03

Carry forward

Supported improvements are kept concise for the next narrative.

WHY THIS FORMAT

A worksheet is not a company score.

This free tool helps a team structure a mid-cycle conversation. It does not rank companies, predict funding, provide investment advice, or replace due diligence.

DDScore provides a structured outside read of private-company materials across the same 12 dimensions, so a founder can compare what the materials show at different moments—not just what the team remembers changing.

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