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[null,null,"Assessment Areas to Consider","Explanation","Score"]
[null,"1. Strategic Value","How well does this investment fit in the strategy of the fund as approved by the Limited Partner(s) of the fund to be used for this investment?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"How valuable and tangible are the contemplated synergies with TDK companies that could lead to concrete commercial engagements? ",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Will this investment either create measurable value for TDK Companies (e.g., revenue, cost reduction, or other KPIs) or provide early insight into potential disruptions to core businesses?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Will this investment provide new key learnings on technology and market to augment TDK Companies strategy?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Will this investment support Next Pillar or First-to-market opportunity identification for the Limited Partner(s) of the fund to be used for this investment?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Strategic Value Score (0/5: lowest; 5/5: highest)",null,"/5"]
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[null,"2. Market","Is the addressable market for this innovation sufficiently large, with realistic penetration potential exceeding $1B?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Is the market expected to grow strongly and at an inflection point that makes entry timely (e.g., new regulation or technological breakthrough)? \n*1 point if CAGR>20%, 0.5 point if CAGR 10-20%",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Does the market structure offer attractive disruption potential, e.g., via fragmented competitors or legacy incumbents vulnerable to change?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Is there credible validation of customer demand through pilots, contracts, or signals for willingness to adopt within a reasonable sales cycle when the solution is ready?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Does the market segment enable the company to achieve attractive long-term gross margins?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Market Score (0/5: lowest; 5/5: highest)",null,"/5"]
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[null,"3. Team","Does the CEO communicate a compelling vision and demonstrate ability to inspire confidence in fundraising and partnerships?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Can the founders attract, inspire, and retain high-caliber talent to build the organization?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Do the founders exhibit strong founder–market fit, with experience or insights uniquely positioning them for this problem?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Do the founders show a strong execution record, ability to close sales, and a clear bias toward delivering results quickly?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Do the founders demonstrate ethics, transparency, and trustworthiness in their interactions?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Team Score (0/5: lowest; 5/5: highest)",null,"/5"]
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[null,"4. Co-investors","Has the lead investor had a strong corporate governance track record?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Do they have sufficient fund reserves and willingness to provide follow-on capital to support future rounds?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Do they have a proven track record of success in early-stage and deep-tech investments in a similar industry or technology domain?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Has the lead investor led rounds at this or a similar stage before with demonstrable success and constructive board participation?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Will they add tangible value beyond capital, such as customer introductions, talent support, or GTM partnerships?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Co-investor Score (0/5: lowest; 5/5: highest)",null,"/5"]
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[null,"5. Technical Advantage","Does the company demonstrate clear technical differentiation that is ahead of the current state of the art?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Is there clarity and credibility in the technology roadmap for translating prototypes into commercial products?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Is the technology defensible through IP, trade secrets, know-how, or proprietary data/algorithms, with a clear freedom-to-operate (FTO) position?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Can the technology be manufactured or scaled cost-effectively to meet commercial demand?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Is the technology practical for adoption, with minimal barriers to integration and customer switching?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Technical Advantage Score (0/5: lowest; 5/5: highest)",null,"/5"]
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[null,"6. Competitive Advantage","Does the company have a clear and defensible advantage over competitors, whether in value proposition, product, technology, or GTM strategy?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Are there meaningful barriers to entry or switching costs that make displacement by competitors difficult?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Does business model allow for scalable growth with attractive unit economics and a credible path to profitability?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Does the unit economics advantage appear durable over time, even against fast followers or incumbents?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Can the company leverage ecosystem relationships or regulatory positioning to create additional moats?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Competitive Advantage Score (0/5: lowest; 5/5: highest)",null,"/5"]
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[null,"7. Execution Risk","Does the company clearly understand its key inflection points and how value will be built over time?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Does the company have a credible financial plan to navigate milestones, downturns, and capital needs through exit?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Has the team shown ability to manage major execution risks (e.g., as identifed from previous Board meetings documentation)?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Is the company demonstrating capital efficiency appropriate to the stage, relative to peers in the sector?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Does the company show early signs of operational excellence, such as process discipline, communication clarity/speed and quality culture?",null,"/1"]
[null,null,"Execution Risk Score (0/5: lowest; 5/5: highest)",null,"/5"]