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A data room is an important tool for investors to grasp the investment opportunities in a clear and consistent way. A data room allows for an efficient due diligence and allows investors to gain a better understanding of the company quickly and easily.
The data room is an essential tool for entrepreneurs who are pitching VCs. It can help them present their business and close the deal. A recent study has revealed that the venture capital (VC) firm is able to evaluate 101 possibilities for each deal they close. However, only 4.8 of these moves on to the due diligence phase and only 1.7 of them progress to the negotiation of the term sheet. The success of a VC deal is contingent on a variety of aspects, including the caliber of the founders’ team, the business model and the market.
A comprehensive investor data space comprises financial documents like profits and losses statements in addition to balance sheets, cash flow reports and performance reports. It also includes legal documents like articles of incorporation, board resolutions, shareholder agreements as well as intellectual property documents such as trademarks, patents, and copyrights. The cap-table is also included that shows the ownership of the company, and a detailed listing of shareholders along with their percentage of ownership.
In addition to these documents, an investor’s data room should also include a Q&A section which allows for centralized communication between all parties and simplifies due diligence processes. It should also feature document version control, which lets investors keep track of the latest changes in real time. It should also include features that offer additional layers of protection for sensitive files like dynamic watermarks, which prevent printing and forwarding, as well as an NDA which can be presented automatically to users every time they login.