FREE · FOR OWNERS AND FOUNDERS SEEKING FUNDING
Are You Actually Ready — Or Just Hoping You Are?
Get your Investor Readiness Score in about five minutes — and find out what an investor or a lender would pick up on in your numbers, before they do.
INVESTOR READINESS REPORT
WHAT TO FIX FIRST
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Your Investor Readiness Score, out of 100. Where you stand right now, scored in the five areas investors and lenders look at first.
Your biggest weak spots. The things most likely to make someone say no — named plainly, not hinted at.
What to fix first. The list in order, so you don’t spend a month on the wrong problem.
Where the points are. Some areas count for far more than others. You’ll see which ones actually move your score.
28 quick questions · about 5 minutes · no credit card, no call required
Built by 8cast — the finance team owners bring in before they ask for money. 100+ businesses, $20M+ raised.
You’ve Been Told Your Numbers Are “Fine.” You’re Not Sure You Believe It.
If you’re going after money in the next few months — from an investor, a bank, or a grant — one of these is probably keeping you up:
You’ve never seen your business the way a lender sees it. You know your work inside out. The numbers feel like someone else’s language.
Your books are behind, and you know it. Every time you sit down to sort them out, something more urgent comes up.
You can’t back up the numbers you handed over. You put them together yourself. You’re not sure they hold up when someone pushes.
You don’t know what “good” looks like for a business your size. No yardstick, so you can’t tell if a number is a real problem or perfectly normal.
You’re worried you’ll find out in the meeting. In front of the person you needed to say yes.
This is the same check we run with owners before they go after money. It takes about five minutes and asks the questions an investor or a loan officer asks in the first meeting — the ones most people haven’t thought through yet. You’ll get a score, the things that would slow a deal down, and a short list of what to fix first. No call required. Nothing to buy.
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps, about five minutes
Answer the questions
Five areas: how you run things, your business basics, your finances, your customers and sales, and your product or service.
Get your score right away
Your Investor Readiness Score out of 100, with a plain-English rating that says what it means for your funding.
See what to fix first
A short list of what’s holding you back — what matters now, what can wait, and what you’ll get asked about.
The fastest way to find out where you stand — before someone else tells you.
Proven Results
Real Outcomes for Real Businesses
$20M+
Raised
for clients
264
Meetings
booked from cold outreach
28%
Avg Investor
reply rate (2026)
2% → 15%
Profit Margin
improvement
Verified on
Upwork
$100K+
Earned
on Upwork
63
Jobs
completed
1,229
Hours
logged
100%
Job Success
Top Rated Plus
Who’s behind the score
I’m Sam Sunmonu, founder of 8cast Corporation. I built this out of the same conversation I kept having — an owner a few weeks away from asking someone for money, sure about the work they do, quietly unsure what that person would find in their numbers.
I’ve worked with 100+ businesses — software and tech, professional services, retail and manufacturing, and everyday service businesses — on their numbers and on funding adding up to $20M+. The questions in here are the ones that actually come up in the first meeting.
It’s free because I’d rather you find the gaps here than there.
IN THEIR WORDS
What clients say about the work
“Sam did an amazing job in helping our company make critical decisions as we were looking to understand our financials and business model. He was concise and very professional and exceeded our expectations!”
“Sam Sunmonu went over and above what was expected when I hired him. Sam's quality of work and ability to teach me along the way was more than what I could have asked for. With broad knowledge and experience, he was able to see the root of the problems with my financial model that I wasn't able to see or correct. I finally feel comfortable and confident using my financial model and explaining it to potential investors.”
“Sam was everything that I needed to aid in the financial journey of my startup. He educated me and provided deliverables for my investors to streamlined the process and made each transaction seamless. I will continue to work with Sam going forward. Highly recommended.”
- 1Mindset
- 2Fundamentals
- 3Financials
- 4Market
- 5Product
- 6Your Score
What are you working toward right now?
Your answers are private. We’ll only ask for your contact details at the end, so we can send you your score.
BEFORE YOU START
Questions people ask
- What do I actually get at the end?
- A score out of 100 and a plain-English rating, a breakdown showing how you did in each of the five areas, and a short list of what to fix first. We email you a copy so you still have it later.
- Do I need my books or financial statements ready first?
- No. Every question is answerable from what you already know about your business — nothing to look up, nothing to prepare. If your books are behind, that’s one of the things the score is measuring, not a reason to wait.
- How long does it really take?
- 28 questions, about five minutes. Most are a single tap — pick a number from 1 to 5, or yes/no.
- What does it cost, and will someone call me?
- It’s free, there’s nothing to buy, and no call is required to get your score. We ask for your contact details on the last screen so we can send it to you.
- I’m not raising investment. Is this still for me?
- Yes. The first question asks whether you’re after investment, a loan or grant, or just want to understand your numbers better — and your results are written for whichever one you pick.
- What if I score badly?
- Then you found out here, quietly, instead of in a meeting. A low score isn’t a verdict on your business — it tells you which area is costing you the most, which is the thing you can actually act on.
- I already know what’s wrong.
- Then this takes about five minutes and confirms it. If you’re right, you’ll have it in writing — and you’ll see how much that problem is really costing you next to everything else.