The 11 Investment Quality dimensions
Elevent Index Academy: an introduction to the framework by Dr. Bitan Ghosh. Read the framework reference.
Lesson 2
The 11 Investment Quality dimensions
11
The IQS asks whether the business deserves capital.
IQS 01 of 11
Founder and Leadership Strength
01
Can this team execute, learn, and hold together under pressure?
IQS 02 of 11
Market Opportunity Assessment
02
Is the market large, reachable, and genuinely changing?
IQS 03 of 11
Product and Innovation Strength
03
Does the product solve a real problem in a defensible way?
IQS 04 of 11
Business Model Viability
04
Does each unit of revenue eventually pay for itself?
IQS 05 of 11
Financial Strength
05
Do the numbers show discipline, runway, and honest forecasting?
IQS 06 of 11
Competitive Positioning
06
Why does this company win against the alternatives?
IQS 07 of 11
Customer and Growth Indicators
07
Is there evidence that customers pay, stay, and refer?
IQS 08 of 11
Governance and Compliance
08
Are ownership, controls, and regulation under control?
IQS 09 of 11
Operational Readiness
09
Can operations absorb the growth the plan assumes?
IQS 10 of 11
Investment and Exit Potential
10
Is there a credible route to a return for this investor?
IQS 11 of 11
Future Sustainability Index
11
Will the business still be healthy after the next round?
Takeaway
Rate from evidence
Each dimension is the average of ten sub-parameters, each rated 0 to 10.