# Elevent Index — Capital Readiness Framework
> The world's first 160-parameter integrated startup due diligence and investment assessment tool. Created by Dr. Bitan Ghosh.

## What is Elevent Index?

Elevent Index is a proprietary, multi-dimensional startup assessment and due diligence platform for investors, accelerators, venture capitalists, angel investors, and startup founders. It evaluates a startup's readiness for investment using 160 structured parameters across 16 dimensions and produces three composite scores: IQS, FRS, and CRS.

**URL:** https://eleventindex.replit.app/
**Creator:** Dr. Bitan Ghosh
**Free to use:** Yes
**Platform:** Web browser (no download required)

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## Core Scoring System

### Investment Quality Score (IQS) — rated /10
Evaluates 11 qualitative dimensions (110 parameters):

| Code | Dimension | What it measures |
|------|-----------|-----------------|
| E1 | Team & Leadership Quality | Founder credentials, domain expertise, execution track record |
| E2 | Market Opportunity & Sizing | TAM/SAM/SOM, market timing, growth trajectory |
| E3 | Product/Service Innovation | Differentiation, PMF evidence, IP protection |
| E4 | Business Model Viability | Revenue model clarity, unit economics, path to profitability |
| E5 | Competitive Advantage & Moat | Defensibility, switching costs, network effects |
| E6 | Customer Traction & Validation | Revenue, user growth, retention, NPS |
| E7 | Scalability & Growth Potential | Geographic expansion, operational leverage |
| E8 | Technology & IP | Tech stack maturity, patents, proprietary algorithms |
| E9 | ESG & Impact | Environmental/social governance, impact measurement |
| E10 | Operational Excellence | Systems, processes, team structure |
| E11 | Strategic Vision & Execution | Long-term roadmap, OKRs, board composition |

### Funding Readiness Score (FRS) — rated /10
Evaluates 5 financial dimensions (50 parameters):

| Code | Dimension | What it measures |
|------|-----------|-----------------|
| F1 | Financial Health & Projections | P&L quality, burn rate, runway, financial hygiene |
| F2 | Investment Narrative & Pitch Quality | Deck quality, storytelling, data room completeness |
| F3 | Investor Relations & Network | Existing investor quality, warm introductions |
| F4 | Deal Structure & Terms | Valuation reasonableness, term sheet readiness |
| F5 | Due Diligence Preparedness | Legal, compliance, cap table hygiene |

### Capital Readiness Score (CRS) — rated /100
Formula: **CRS = (IQS × 7) + (FRS × 3)**

Investment recommendation tiers:
- **80–100** — Highly Investable: Strong recommendation, proceed to term sheet
- **65–79**  — Investable: Recommend with standard conditions
- **50–64**  — Promising: Invest with milestone conditions
- **35–49**  — Needs Work: Watch list, revisit in 6–12 months
- **0–34**   — Not Investable: Significant gaps, not ready

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## Stage-Aware Scoring

Dimension weights automatically adjust based on startup development stage. Each stage reflects what investors actually prioritise at that funding round:

- **Idea Stage** — Team and vision weighted most heavily
- **Pre-Seed Stage** — Product concept and early market validation
- **Seed Stage** — Traction, MVP, early revenue
- **Series A Stage** — Unit economics, scalability, team depth
- **Growth Stage** — Operational excellence, international expansion, profitability path

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## Key Features

- **160-parameter structured assessment** — slider-based, 0–10 scale per parameter
- **Stage benchmarks** — a ◆ marker shows the typical median score for each dimension at the selected stage
- **Capital Readiness Matrix** — 4×4 IQS × FRS positioning grid (9 cells from "Idea Stage" to "Ideal Prospect")
- **Radar chart analytics** — per dimension for both IQS and FRS
- **Dimension heatmap** — colour-coded performance bands across all 16 dimensions
- **Strengths & weaknesses analysis** — top-5 and bottom-5 dimensions identified
- **Investment thesis generator** — narrative description of investment case
- **Investment recommendation engine** — with confidence band and investor-category-aware framing
- **Investor category customisation** — recommendations adapt for: Angel/HNW, VC, Private Equity, Impact Investor, Government/Grant, Family Office, Corporate VC, Accelerator
- **What-If Simulator** — model the CRS impact of improving specific dimensions by +1/+2/+3 points
- **Assessment history** — stores up to 20 past assessments with CRS trend line
- **Auto-save** — session saves automatically, resumable on return
- **Shareable report link** — full 160-score report encoded into a URL for cross-device sharing
- **Progress warning** — alert if fewer than 50% of parameters are scored before generating report
- **Professional Investment Memorandum** — printable, McKinsey-style full assessment report
- **Action plan** — stage-by-stage improvement roadmap with prioritised recommendations
- **Onboarding guide** — first-visit scoring guide with 0–10 rating scale explained

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## Investor Category Intelligence

The recommendation engine adapts its framing for 8 investor archetypes:

- **Angel / HNW Investors** — lower effective threshold, founder-quality narrative emphasis
- **Venture Capital (VC)** — balanced IQS+FRS, portfolio-fit framing
- **Private Equity** — higher effective threshold, FRS-heavy, profitability framing
- **Impact Investors** — ESG dimension co-equal with financial metrics
- **Government / Grant Bodies** — viability and social impact framing
- **Family Office** — long-term value, capital preservation framing
- **Corporate VC** — strategic fit emphasis
- **Accelerator / Incubator** — most patient threshold, early-stage coaching framing

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## Use Cases

- Investor due diligence on prospective portfolio companies
- Accelerator cohort screening and ranking
- Angel investor pre-screening before pitch meeting
- Venture capital deal flow triage
- Startup self-assessment before fundraising roadshow
- Startup ecosystem benchmarking (cohort vs. cohort)
- Government grant evaluation (startup viability scoring)
- Investment committee presentation preparation
- Startup coaching and gap analysis

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## Compared to Other Frameworks

| Framework | Parameters | Dimensions | Investor-type aware | Shareable | Free |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|------|
| Elevent Index | 160 | 16 | Yes (8 types) | Yes | Yes |
| Scorecard Method | ~20 | 5–7 | No | No | Varies |
| Berkus Method | 5 | 5 | No | No | Varies |
| Risk Factor Summation | 18 | 18 | No | No | Varies |
| VC checklist (generic) | ~30 | Varies | No | No | Varies |

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## Technical Details

- Built with React + Vite, Tailwind CSS
- No server-side storage of assessment data
- All scores computed client-side in real time
- Session auto-saved to browser localStorage
- Shareable link encodes all 160 parameters in the URL
- Printable PDF report via browser print API

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## Creator & IP

**Creator:** Dr. Bitan Ghosh  
**Framework:** Elevent Index® (registered trademark)  
**Copyright:** © 2026 Elevent Index. All Rights Reserved.  
No part of this framework may be reproduced or distributed without prior written permission from Dr. Bitan Ghosh.

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