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How VCs do due dilligence (1) with Click Ventures


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正在寻找融资的创业者不可避免地需要接受投资人的尽职调查。为了让创始人们更清楚地理解投资尽职调查的过程,我们制作了2期特别系列播客,邀请投资人来分享他们尽职调查中的注意点。


这期播客录制于前不久在杭州召开的Money20/20中国活动。主播Oscar Ramos采访了Click Ventures的创始人兼管理合伙人Carman Chan。Click Ventures曾经成功投资Spotify, Meetup和其他科技公司。


在这期播客中,Carman分享了她是如何评估市场表现、团队、产品、创始人应当有所准备的部分、公司的合适计划、以及针对亚洲公司和其他国家公司所做尽职调查的不同。


Entrepreneurs looking for funding can not escape from the due diligence from investors. In order to have more founders to understand the process of investment due diligence, we are introducing a new and special series, where we talk with investors about due diligence.


Recording from Money 20/20 China in Hangzhou, Oscar Ramos talked with Carman Chan, Founder and Managing Partner of Click Ventures who successfully invested in Spotify, Meetup and many tech companies.


In this episode, Chan shared insights on how they evaluate traction, team, as well as what founders should have prepared for investors, the proper plan for companies to work on and lastly the differences in Asia versus the West in terms of due diligence.


Show Notes:

1:32 Carman Chan’s strong background in data and mathematics

2:08 Introducing Click Ventures, investment thesis and projects

3:38 Due Diligence process

4:25 Importance of company metrics

6:36 Best tools to measure traction

8:30 Red flags Carman met in the process

10:30 Due Diligence in product

12:47 Product roadmap

13:20 Importance of the founding team

14:04 Missing team members

15:07 Team related problems in Due Diligence

15:55 Other parts Carman evaluates including advisors, founder vesting plan, etc

17:22 Relationship with co-investors in Due Diligence

18:25 Differences in Asian Companies compared to those from other countries

22:11 Contact Information and Signing Off

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