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Startup ROI Ventures Startup Submission

Startup ROI Ventures is a Houston based Venture Fund and Studio with a mission targeting consistent, efficient, and cost effective power for all through de-risked pre-seed and seed stage AI in Energy startup investments. We merge the objectives of startups, universities, and industry partners to identify and validate ideal solutions to scale. We write the first check focusing our investment on MVP and piloting to first customers. Then we manage high growth concept stage AI in Energy startup investments by developing the startup within our scaling environment as we prepare the startup for the next stage of growth. Learn more about our investment focus here - https://startuproi.co We welcome you to submit startup opportunities for our investment evaluation using the following guidelines. Startups may also leverage our Pre-investment Validation framework outlined in the "not required" questions to improve their chances of gaining investment. We have created AI prompts to assist founders in submitting these requirements. The AI prompts can be used in chat assistants like Chat GPT, Copilot, or Google AI, etc.

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Primary Contact

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First Name

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Last Name

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Phone

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Company Information

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Name of Company

What is the name of your company?

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Website

What is your company's website?

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Country/Region

This could be the primary location of your home office or the primary market your company serves.

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Describe how your solution is addressing a real problem. Who has this problem?

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Brief Startup Description. Describe your solution/product.

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What traction do you have?

Include revenue and active users. Please keep your answer to under 100 words.

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Do you have co-founders? List each team member's Name, Role/Title/Function, and LinkedIn Profile. (including yourself)

Who are the founders or important teammates? Please keep your answer to under 100 words.

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Funding stage

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What round of funding are you looking to raise?

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Deal Terms

How much do you plan to raise? How much of that has already been raised? What vehicle will be used (SAFE, convertible, priced equity)?

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Upload your deck or cap table

If you have an other document we should have a look at, upload it here.

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Have you received any investments? If so, how much and what was the investment stage? (Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B)

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Have you spoken to an ideal customer for your solution with this problem? (Yes/No) If yes, how many potential customers have you spoken to and what did they say about the problem?

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What is the current status of your startup? (Idea/Research phase, Prototype phase, Minimal Viable Product phase, Some Customers phase, Scaling phase)

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Describe the Technology Readiness Level. (TRL 1-9)

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What is the big market opportunity for your startup? Who is your target customer?

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Describe why your startup has high growth potential.

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Does your target market have any barriers to entry? How do you plan to overcome them?

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Pre-Investment Data Validation

Support problem and solution fit confirmation by providing validation proof using data trends and/or anomalies (if applicable). Leverage the AI prompts provided for assistance. Submit a data validation summary and link documentation.

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Pre-Investment Feasibility Validation

Prove investment viability by providing Feasibility proof in all 4 of the following areas: Technical, Market, Financial, and Operational. The overall question answered is "Can our scope of work and ideal outcome be feasibly accomplished?" Leverage the AI prompts provided for assistance. Submit a feasibility validation summary and link documentation.

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Pre-Investment Prototype Validation

Support applicability using a prototype that customers can view, click, or touch. Gather customer feedback and iterate. Revise the prototype until it is an ideal fit. Leverage the AI prompts provided for assistance. Submit a prototype validation summary, link feedback documentation, and link the prototype directly (if applicable).

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Pre-Investment Resource Validation

Confirm expertise and resources needed to develop and launch that solution. What gaps exist that need to be filled? What are your desired solution outcomes? What are your personal desired outcomes? Who else are you willing to involve in the solution launch? Leverage the AI prompts provided for assistance. Submit a resource validation summary and link documentation.

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Pre-Investment Business Model Validation

Articulate the Customer Fit, Expected Customer Investment Returns, Development & Launch Resource Dynamics, Solution Valuation, Competitive Advantage, Revenue & Growth Potential, Exit Strategy, and Exit Timeline. Leverage the AI prompts provided for assistance. Submit a business model validation investor ready summary and link documentation.

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Startup ROI Ventures Startup Submission

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