myAI Scouts

~10 min

Pre-pitch reality check — what 10 investors think before you go out

Sent to 10–15 angels, seed investors, or venture partners in the B2B SaaS or fintech space who know the founding team but are not leading this round. These participants track deals in Notion, evaluate term sheets in AngelList or Carta, and have directly invested in or passed on companies at similar ARR stages using metrics like net revenue retention, CAC payback period, and gross margin. The founder uses findings to understand which parts of the pitch narrative need strengthening and whether the market sizing, competitive moat, and growth assumptions hold up with sophisticated investors — before going out to lead investors.

What this scout explores

The part of the narrative they'd explore most in a first meeting

Based on the pitch narrative as you understand it — which aspect would you spend the most time on in a first meeting? Where does your curiosity go when you hear this story: the NRR assumptions, the market sizing, the competitive moat, the GTM motion? This is the most important signal — where lead investors will probe determines where the founder needs the deepest preparation.

A comparable deal they evaluated and what drove their decision

Think about a company you've invested in or passed on at a similar ARR stage in a comparable B2B SaaS market. What did you see in their Notion data room, their pitch narrative, or their NRR and CAC payback numbers that drove your decision — and does anything from that experience apply here?

What signals investor-founder fit at this stage

Based on rounds you've seen close at seed to Series A in B2B SaaS — what signals in a pitch or a first meeting tell you whether a lead investor will be the right fit for a founder at this stage? What would you look for on behalf of this founding team?

How this narrative compares to pitches that have landed well

Thinking about pitches you've heard in a similar market or stage that landed particularly well with investors — what did they do that made the story compelling? How does this narrative compare, without assuming it needs to change?

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