Data Room

Data Room

When to Use

• The founder is mid-fundraise and investors are requesting due diligence materials.
• The founder wants to proactively prepare a data room before starting outreach.
• The founder received a term sheet and needs to prepare for confirmatory due diligence.

Context Required

From startup-context: stage, legal entity type, founding date, team composition, fundraising history, cap table basics, revenue/metrics, and any existing legal or financial documents.

From the user: current round stage (pre-term sheet vs. post-term sheet), which investor is requesting materials, and any specific document requests received.

Workflow

1. Read startup context — Pull company details from .agents/startup-context.md to understand stage, entity type, and what documents should already exist.
2. Assess the DD stage — Determine if this is proactive prep (pre-pitch), initial DD (post-first meeting), or confirmatory DD (post-term sheet). The scope differs significantly.
3. Generate the checklist — Produce a stage-appropriate checklist using the master framework below. Mark each item as: Exists, Needs Update, Needs Creation, or Not Applicable.
4. Audit existing materials — Review documents for completeness, staleness (financials older than 1 month), and red flags (missing signatures, inconsistent cap table).
5. Draft missing items — Provide templates or drafts for documents the founder needs to create (financial summary, KPI dashboard, org chart).
6. Organize the room — Recommend a folder structure and set access controls for what to share pre- vs. post-term sheet.

Output Format

A structured checklist in markdown, organized by category:

## Data Room Checklist — [Company Name] — [Round]

### Section 1: Corporate Documents
- [x] Certificate of Incorporation — exists, current
- [ ] Board consent for fundraise — needs creation
- [ ] 409A valuation — needs update (last done 14 months ago)

Followed by a recommended folder structure and access-level guidance.

Frameworks & Best Practices

Master Due Diligence Checklist

1. Corporate Documents: Certificate of Incorporation (and amendments), bylaws, board minutes (last 12 months), board consent for fundraise, stockholder agreements, QSBS eligibility docs, state registrations, any pending litigation.

2. Cap Table & Equity: Fully diluted cap table (Carta/Pulley export, not a manual spreadsheet), option plan and grant ledger, SAFEs/convertible notes with terms, pro forma post-round cap table, current 409A valuation ( Yes — a proactive data room signals operational maturity. For seed, focus on: > - Clean cap table export (Carta or Pulley, not a spreadsheet) > - Certificate of Incorporation and amendments > - 6-month financial summary (revenue, burn, bank balance) > - IP assignment agreements for all founders and contractors > - Monthly KPI dashboard (MRR, user count, growth rate)

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: shawnpang
• Source: shawnpang/startup-founder-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.