90+ Questions Founders Should Ask VCs

What this is

A public Google Doc with more than 90 numbered questions that founders can ask an investor. The document says the questions were collected from firms and communities including NFX, OpenView Partners and SaaStr. We could not see who compiled it, so treat it as a community checklist, not an official guide.

How the questions are grouped

Getting a sense of how your company is viewed (why they took the meeting, how they would describe you to their partners, what worries them first).

Flipping the script (you interview the investor).

Competitive landscape and addressable market.

Levelling up your fundraising process.

The right KPIs.

How your team measures up.

Questions about the fund or firm itself.

Personal questions, to learn what kind of person you would be working with.

Questions for an uncertain market.

A short list of the four most important questions to ask an early-stage VC.

How to use it

Do not ask all 90. Pick the 8 to 10 that matter for your stage and write the answers down after each meeting. Compare the same questions across investors. Use the "fund or firm" and "personal" groups before you take money, not after.

Pair it with our investor profiles (stage, cheque size and sectors) so your questions match the fund.

Source: the linked Google Doc (compiler not named). Summarised by Startup Monk in our own words; the questions themselves are in the original.