Project 1: Startup Fundraising Package

For Aspiring Founders & VC Associates

Challenge

"A Seed-stage SaaS company needs a investor-ready financial model and dashboard for their $3M funding round."

Requirements

1. Dynamic 3-Statement Model

   • Monthly granularity for first 18 months

   • Scenario toggle (Base/Worst/Best Case)

2. Key Metrics Dashboard

   • Burn rate visualization

   • MRR growth waterfall

   • Hiring plan impact analysis

3. Investor Materials

   • 1-page executive summary (extracted from model)

   • Valuation analysis (DCF + Comps)

Grading Criteria

Sample Dataset:

• 12 months of historical Stripe data

• Employee census with salary bands

• Competitor funding rounds (Crunchbase export)