VC-Grade Company Evaluation

The X1 Investability Score.

A credit score for your company — built on the same 7 dimensions every VC evaluates before writing a check.

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What It Is

Like a credit score — for your startup's fundability.

The X1 Investability Score is an AI-generated evaluation of your startup across 7 investor-defined dimensions. It produces a single composite score from 0 to 100 — giving you the exact picture a VC sees when they evaluate your company for funding.

Just as a credit score tells a lender whether to extend credit, the Investability Score tells an investor whether to extend a meeting. It's objective, data-driven, industry-agnostic, and real-time — never cached or stale. Updates are user-initiated: you choose when to re-evaluate as your company grows.

✓AI-generated — cross-referenced against stage-specific investor benchmarks
✓Industry-agnostic — the same 7 dimensions every investor uses, across every sector
✓Real-time — every evaluation runs on live data at the moment it's generated
✓User-initiated updates — re-score anytime as your company evolves
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Investability
Investor-Ready
Problem
85
Founder
88
Team
70
Technology
78
Market
80
Conditions
55
Traction
62
The Framework

7 investor-defined dimensions

Every VC evaluates companies across the same core dimensions. X1 makes that evaluation visible, scored, and actionable — before you walk into the room.

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Problem
What it measures
The clarity, urgency, and magnitude of the problem you're solving. A strong score here means investors believe the problem is real, painful, and large enough to build a venture-scale company around.
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Founder
What it measures
The founder's relevant background, domain expertise, and track record. Investors bet on people first — your score here reflects how well your experience positions you to solve this specific problem.
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Team
What it measures
Completeness, complementarity, and depth of the founding team. A strong team score means you have the right people to build, sell, and scale — with no obvious critical gaps for your stage.
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Technology
What it measures
The defensibility and differentiation of your technical approach. Investors look for IP moats, technical barriers to entry, and evidence that your solution is meaningfully harder to replicate than it appears.
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Market
What it measures
Total addressable market size, growth rate, and dynamics. Venture capital requires venture-scale outcomes — your market score reflects whether the opportunity is large enough to justify the risk.
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Conditions
What it measures
Current macro conditions, sector sentiment, and investor appetite for your category. Even great companies can struggle in adverse conditions — this dimension scores timing and market environment.
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Traction
What it measures
Measurable evidence that your product works and the market wants it — revenue, users, growth rate, retention, partnerships, and other proof points calibrated to your specific stage.
Score Tiers

What your score means

Every score tells a story. Here's how investors read the number — and what it means for your next move.

Top Tier
85–100
Exceptional for stage — strong investor signal
Your startup significantly exceeds expectations for its stage across most dimensions. A score of 85+ is rare and sends a strong signal to serious investors. Companies at this level typically generate inbound interest and close rounds more quickly. This is where you want to be before a major fundraise.
Investor-Ready
70–84
Meets expectations — likely to get real conversations
Your startup meets most investor expectations for its stage. A score in this range means you're likely to get serious investor conversations and that your gaps, while real, aren't disqualifying. Most funded startups at seed stage score in this range. Focus on the dimensions below 70 to move up.
Developing
50–69
Solid foundation — needs stronger proof or clarity
Your startup has real potential but meaningful gaps remain. Investors will likely pass at this stage — not because the idea is wrong, but because the evidence isn't strong enough yet. Use the premium report's action plan to identify the highest-impact improvements and re-score when you've addressed them.
Early Stage
30–49
Some promise — key pieces missing
Your startup shows promise in some areas but has significant gaps across multiple dimensions. Most institutional investors will pass at this score. Focus on building the core elements — problem clarity, team, and early traction — before approaching investors. Friends, family, and angels may still engage.
Not Ready Yet
0–29
Significant gaps — address before approaching investors
Your startup needs substantial foundational work before approaching investors. This score means core elements are underdeveloped or unclear — not that the idea is worthless. Use this as a diagnostic: X1 shows you exactly what's missing and what to fix first. Many successful founders started here.
Methodology

Data-driven signal, not an opinion.

The X1 AI reviews your pitch deck, website, and company data — then cross-references every dimension against a database of stage-specific benchmarks built from thousands of startup evaluations.

The result is a composite score that reflects how your company compares to funded startups at your stage — not a generic rubric, but a calibrated assessment of your specific company at this specific moment.

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Submit your company data
Upload your pitch deck, link your website, or answer structured questions about your company. X1 accepts whatever you have — no specific format required.
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AI evaluates all 7 dimensions
X1's AI analyzes your submission across all 7 investor-defined dimensions simultaneously, extracting signals from every part of your company narrative.
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Cross-referenced against benchmarks
Each dimension score is calibrated against what's expected at your exact funding stage. Pre-seed benchmarks differ from Seed and Series A — your score reflects this.
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Composite score + full report
A single 0–100 Investability Score plus a dimension breakdown. Unlock the premium report for the full VC-grade analysis with an action plan ranked by impact.
Reports

Basic vs Premium Report

Every startup gets a free Basic Report. The Premium Report is where the real work begins.

Included Free
Basic Report
Free — 2 per month for every user
  • ✓Your Investability Score (0–100)
  • ✓7-dimension score breakdown
  • ✓Summary analysis across all dimensions
  • ✓Written the way an investor would share it with another investor
  • ✓Visible to all logged-in X1 users on your startup profile
📄 Download Sample Basic Report
$10 or Included with Subscription
Premium Report
Full VC-grade investment analysis
  • ✓Everything in the Basic Report
  • ✓Investor questions — the exact questions a VC will ask about your company
  • ✓Cross-dimensional analysis — how gaps in one dimension compound weaknesses in others
  • ✓Stage-specific benchmarks — calibrated to what's expected at your exact funding stage
  • ✓Ranked action plan — exactly what to fix, ordered by impact on your Investability Score
⚡ Download Sample Premium Report
FAQ

Questions about the score

The most common questions founders and investors ask about how the X1 Investability Score works.

What does a score of 70 mean? →
A score of 70–84 means your startup is investor-ready — you meet most expectations for your stage and are likely to get real investor conversations. A score of 85+ is top tier. Below 70 means meaningful gaps remain. The premium report shows you exactly which dimensions are holding you back.
Is the score industry-specific? →
No. The Investability Score is industry-agnostic. The 7 dimensions — Problem, Founder, Team, Technology, Market, Conditions, Traction — apply universally. What changes is the stage-specific calibration: what counts as strong traction at pre-seed differs from Series A. Your score is always benchmarked to your exact stage.
How long does a startup evaluation take? →
Submission takes about 2 minutes. Your Investability Score and basic report are generated instantly. The premium report is available immediately after. There's no queue, no waiting period, and no human reviewer. You can re-evaluate at any time — subsequent evaluations are equally fast.
Is it objective? Can it be gamed? →
The score is significantly more objective than human feedback — it's AI-generated and cross-referenced against benchmarks, removing personal bias. Inflating your answers produces a misleading score that won't hold up when investors conduct their own due diligence. The score is most valuable when you're honest about where you actually are.
How often can I update my score? →
You can update your Investability Score at any time — updates are user-initiated. There's no forced schedule and no cached results. Every evaluation runs on live data at the moment it's generated. Most founders re-score after major milestones: closing a round, hitting a traction target, adding a key hire, or shipping a major product update.
Do investors actually use it? →
Yes. Investor networks and accelerators on X1 use the Investability Score as a standardized first-pass filter for deal flow. A strong score signals that a founder has done the work to understand what investors look for. Founders with scores of 70+ consistently report more productive first meetings with fewer basic qualification questions.
What is startup due diligence and how does X1 help? →
Startup due diligence is the process investors use to evaluate a company before investing — covering the founding team, technology, market opportunity, competitive landscape, and financial trajectory. X1 runs this same analysis automatically using AI, giving founders a pre-due-diligence report that shows exactly what investors will find — and what to fix before the conversation starts.
How do I prepare for a VC meeting? →
Get your X1 Investability Score and premium report before any investor meeting. The report shows you the specific questions investors will ask about your company, which of the 7 dimensions are below expectations for your stage, and a ranked action plan for what to fix first. Founders with a score of 70+ are ready for serious investor conversations.

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