Readiness check · 2 minutes
Are you actually ready to raise ?
Six questions, two minutes, no sign-up. Built for recruitment and staffing founders in the US and UK. You will get a readiness band and a straight answer about what to do next — including being told to wait, if that is the right advice.
Question 1 of 6
Where is your revenue today?
Investors price evidence, not intention.
What we score
The six things diligence tests hardest
Traction
Evidence that clients pay, repeatedly — gross profit, not billings.
Retention
Repeat clients and cohorts that hold, with honest churn reasons.
Model
Bottom-up, driver-based, with true burden and payment terms counted.
Team
Billers who perform without the founder; gaps priced into the raise.
Materials
A data room a stranger could read without you: GP, debtors, compliance.
Investor fit
A named list of investors who actually back your model.
Questions
About the readiness check
How long does the readiness check take?
Six questions, about two minutes, with no sign-up and no email required. You get the band and the recommendation immediately on screen.
What does the readiness score measure?
Traction, cohort or client retention, financial model quality, team coverage, data-room materials and clarity on investor fit — the six areas diligence tests hardest.
Is it relevant for a recruitment or staffing agency?
Yes. For agencies the same six areas translate into gross profit by client and by consultant, repeat-client share, a bottom-up model with true burden counted, billers who perform without the founder, clean debtor and compliance records, and a target list of investors who actually back staffing.
What happens if the result says I am too early?
We say so plainly and tell you what to build first. Raising too early burns your best introductions on a story that is not yet legible, and those introductions are hard to reuse.
Do I need funding at all, or just working capital?
Many recruitment founders discover the problem is cash timing rather than growth capital. If contractor payroll is the pressure, an invoice finance or payroll funding line is cheaper than equity — our funding guide compares the routes.
What happens after the check?
Run the match screener to see the operator and investor profile that fits, then apply if you want a live introduction. Nothing is charged for applying or being matched.
Scored well? Skip the queue
If you land in the top band the work is matching, not preparing. Apply and we move straight to introductions.