mheilimo/use-of-funds-evidence-checkpoint-template

Startup Use-of-Funds Evidence Checkpoint Template

This small open dataset gives pre-seed and seed founders a machine-readable way to connect a round allocation to an assumption, evidence checkpoint, review month and owner. It is a planning schema, not a company-scoring dataset.

Dataset Structure

The blank template contains five rows and ten columns. The companion fictional example allocates EUR 750,000 across customer discovery, product reliability, a repeatable sales motion and an operating reserve. Every example row is synthetic and labelled Fictional example only.

The columns are:

• —checkpoint_id
• —use_of_funds
• —allocated_amount
• —currency
• —assumption_to_test
• —evidence_checkpoint
• —review_month
• —owner
• —evidence_status
• —source_notes

The workflow states are planned, collecting, observed, open and revised. Observed records that evidence exists. It does not say the evidence supports the assumption.

Intended Use and Limits

Use the template to prepare a pitch-deck use-of-funds slide, structure a founder workshop or preserve the original assumption before a round-funded programme begins. Add domain-specific evidence requests where relevant.

The dataset contains no real company or personal data. It does not validate claims, score or rank a company, provide investment advice, or replace investor judgement or full due diligence.

DDScore Context

DDScore turns private-company materials into a structured 0–100 Due Diligence Score and written report across 12 dimensions. It checks submitted claims against current public information and surfaces strengths, risks and missing evidence. It supports judgement and first-pass due diligence. It does not replace investor judgement or full due diligence.

See DDScore for founders

Disclosure: I work on DDScore.

License

CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Playful Pixels Oy / DDScore.ai.