Entrepreneurship

Raising Your First Seed Round: The CA Checklist Investors Actually Read

Nine items in your data-room that make investors say yes — and three that make them ghost you.

Amit Kumar, CA15 December 202512 min read
Raising Your First Seed Round: The CA Checklist Investors Actually Read

Clean cap-table with post-money math visible from row one.

Trailing 12-month P&L with monthly cohort ARR — not just headline revenue.

Unit economics: CAC, LTV, payback period, contribution margin.

Compliance certificate: GST, ROC, TDS, PF all up to date.

A crisp founder story slide — remember, term-sheets are still emotional decisions.

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