David Rakusan ·
Financial Due Diligence for Startups: What VCs Check Before They Wire
Financial DD is the part of a venture round where a deal lives or dies between the signed term sheet and the wire. Most general DD guides skip the specifics. This one covers exactly what VCs check on a startup's financials before money moves: the eight items, the five red flags that kill deals at the closing table, and how a founder turns a 4-week panic into a 2-week clean close.