FOR ENTREPRENEURS

FOR ENTREPRENEURS

If you have a new investment opportunity for us to consider, please contact us with the following information about the opportunity.

Investment Ready Checklist
Unique technology and relevant documentation, including patents and licences.

• Description of technology – what the technology or product does, what problem does it solve or what similar technology / product does it replace?
• Clear explanation of what makes the technology unique.
• Origin of the technology – who carried out the core R&D associated with this technology / product.
• Intellectual property – indicate the type of intellectual property protection (provisional patents, patents, trademarks, etc) that has been obtained for this technology/ product and provide brief details of the date of filings, stakeholders and their respective shareholding of the intellectual property associated with this technology. List any patentability or freedom to operate advice that has been obtained. Please provide details of key refereed articles published by the inventors.
• Licence agreements

Management team with relevant experience and qualifications

• Curriculum vitae
• Professional referees
• Track record of experience and working together as a team

Target market, size of the market, competitors, and potential customers

• Who or what is your target market?
• Is there a need?
• How big is the market in $ and units and how will it grow in the next five years?
• Who are your competitors and why will you be able to compete with them?
• Provide details of any agreements with any customers, distributors or commercial partners.
• Who do you expect your customers to be in the future?
• Is reimbursement required?

Business Model

• How will your team employ your technology to serve the market?
• What are the risks and how will you manage them?
• Why will you succeed where others have failed?
• What is your competitive advantage – explain how/why the technology will remain the preferred solution, what factors will maintain/increase the technology/product’s competitiveness? How will competitors be prevented from eroding your market-share?