Smash.vc: Investor Fit
The Fit
Self-Funded capital. Founder-led balance-sheet investor writing minority checks into self-funded deals with a modest equity gap.
At a Glance
- Lane
- Self-Funded
- Funds
- The deal only
- Based
- United States.
- Track Record
- A founder-led group writing minority checks into self-funded deals.
- Published Terms
- Minority equity checks, typically $250K to $1.5M.
The Full Review
Smash.vc is reviewed in full in the directory, with its model, the searcher case for and against it, and every source: read the Smash.vc review.
How to Approach
Firms do not publish a term sheet you can prepare against, so this is how self-funded search capital comes in, what it weighs, and how to arrive ready.
The Typical Arc
- No conversation until you have a deal: gap capital comes in at the LOI, not before.
- A fast read on the specific target and your underwrite.
- An equity check to close the gap the loan and your own injection leave.
What It Weighs
- The deal itself: is the business financeable and fairly priced.
- Your underwrite, since there is no search track record to lean on.
- How much of the equity gap actually remains after the loan and your own cash.
How to Prepare
- Underwrite the specific deal end to end before you call. Underwrite a Deal
- Size the gap: sources and uses against what a lender and seller accept. Sources & Uses Builder
- Know your own number first. SBA Acquisition Calculator
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