Final Investment Memorandum

This one is not written up yet

The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.

Written up from the same chapter

• Angel InvestorAn accredited investor, or key management personnel of an angel fund or its manager, who puts capital into start-ups and early-stage ventures through an angel fund.
• Cash BurnThe rate at which a start-up spends its cash — set against the money in the bank, it says how many months of runway are left before the next round has to close.
• Customer Acquisition CostThe average cost of winning one new customer — read against customer lifetime value, it says whether a start-up is buying revenue at a profit or at a loss.
• Customer Lifetime ValueThe total revenue a start-up earns from one customer across the whole relationship — average purchase value multiplied by the average number of purchases that customer makes.
• Distressed debt financingLending to a company that is stretched for cash but still a going concern — refinancing to clear dues and cut leverage, at a higher cost than a performing borrower would pay.
• Early-stage capitalThe third round of a young company's life — money to set up initial operations and basic production once it has customers, raised in Pre-Series A, Series A or Series B.