vc-scanPre-diligence & valuation

United States · for VC funds, angels and accelerators

The deck makes claims. Check them against the record.

Type a company's name and read what the federal record says: its SEC filings and Form D raises, FDA clearances and recalls, federal court dockets and the sanctions list. Then run the SAFE, cap table and model you were sent through the same checks. Free, and nothing is stored.

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Claims we checkedIllustration · fictional company
Raised an $8m seedCheck this

Form DForm D shows $3,200,000 sold; ask about SAFEs sold without one

Our device is FDA-clearedSupported

openFDA 510(k)K230111, cleared May 2023; check the indication matches

No pending litigationCheck this

CourtListener2 federal civil dockets name a party of this name

We own our core patentCouldn't check

USPTOPatent search not wired yet; ask for the numbers

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USCUS company check
CHKUK company check
INTCompany check — other countries
DOMDomain & email check

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SAFSAFE & term-sheet scanner
CAPCap-table audit
MODFinancial model check
DRMData-room checklist

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VALStartup valuation
DCFDCF valuation model
Flagship

What the US public record can tell an investor

Free · federal
RecordWhat it showsThe claim it tests
SEC Form DWhat was raised, when the first sale happened, and the officers and directors listedThe deck's funding history and team
USPTO assignmentsWho owns each patent: the company, a founder, or a university“We own our core IP”
Federal court docketsSuits filed in federal court, from CourtListener's free archive“No disputes or litigation”
FDA databases510(k), De Novo and PMA clearances, recalls, and adverse-event reports“Our device is FDA-cleared”
US sanctions listWhether an entity with the company's name is on the Treasury's sanctions listThat the money can be taken at all

There is no US Companies House. These records cover different ground, and for diligence some go further than the UK's. Run the free US company check to read all of them for one company, patents aside.

New US venture funds · September 2026SEC Form D

797 vehicles filed a first Form D. 58% state a target under $5m; 64 aim for $25m or more.

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Every check here is an automated read of public records or of the documents you upload, not legal or investment advice and not a background check: it reads company records only. Matches by name can belong to a namesake; open each source to confirm before relying on it.