FUNDING READINESS SCORE™

What would a serious evaluator still challenge?

Score the company against the evidence usually needed to fund a high-risk health-tech platform. This is an internal planning tool, not an EIC or investor score.

Working technical prototype beyond static demo Independent institutional pilot or validation partner Defined IP / trade-secret / freedom-to-operate strategy Documented regulatory classification and boundary Governed data acquisition / provenance plan Quantified buyer problem and willingness-to-pay evidence Named technical, clinical, commercial and regulatory leadership Security / GDPR / DPIA / clinical safety workstreams Repeatable unit-economics and infrastructure-cost model

READINESS0/ 100

Evidence foundation not yet scored

Select only items that can be evidenced today. Do not score plans as achievements.

Convert gaps into validation gates

NO FAKE TRACTION

What we should never put in a funding application without evidence.

Invented users

Do not turn website visitors, demo data or synthetic records into “customers”.

Invented clinical performance

Do not claim diagnostic accuracy, improved outcomes or clinical utility without an appropriate study.

Invented partnerships

Only name hospitals, universities or companies after formal permission / agreement.