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Seed Fund — Pitch Overview

A concise, professional summary of problem, advantage, team and risk reduction.

High Risk · Scalable Potential

Problem Overview

Seed focuses on defining and shaping large-scale opportunities. It’s about taking bold risks and building the right foundation — not about immediate funding. The goal is to strengthen founders’ capacity to build scalable, sustainable ventures and identify key risks early.

Unfair Advantage

(Science · IP · Business Model · Partnerships)
  • Describe the innovation in technical or business-model terms: principles, proven elements, and commercial scalability.
  • What risks remain? Identify the three biggest risks that could derail your plan.
  • How long will it take to validate viability through experimentation or market testing?

Founder & Team

  • Describe the founders’ background, motivation, and key skills.
  • What technical or commercial roles still need to be filled?
  • Are team members focused on mitigating core risks rather than non-critical work?

Risk Reduction & Financials

  • Define concrete risk-reduction milestones and capital needed per milestone.
  • What is your current burn rate and runway, and how will that evolve per stage?
  • Focus on the path to de-risking and lean cash management — not long-term financial precision.

What Doesn’t Matter

  • Five-year forecasts: early projections are unreliable.
  • Unsupported growth claims: explain how you’ll acquire your first customers.
  • Only seeking funds: we want founders open to collaboration.

Checklist

  • Problem clear and big enough?
  • Unique advantage proven?
  • Team focused on core risks?
  • Clear risk-reduction milestones?
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