Four scores.
Four investor lenses.
Each score is independent — one strength cannot mask a critical gap.
Stage-calibrated. Evidence-weighted. Built from how institutional investors actually evaluate deals.
How the four-score system works.
A short explainer on VaultScore™, VaultMoat™, VaultRisk™, VaultOps™, stage calibration, and why the lenses stay independent.
Four independent dimensions. No averaging.
A strong deck score cannot hide a critical risk profile. Each score is evaluated on its own rubric, calibrated to your funding stage.
"Is the investment thesis credibly constructed?"
Pitch quality across 8 criteria, weighted to your funding stage.
Full methodology →"Can this company defend its position long enough to compound?"
Moat type, compounding trajectory, and investor stress-test across 6 dimensions.
Full methodology →"What could destroy this company before it reaches exit?"
Downside exposure across 12 stage-calibrated dimensions. Lower is safer.
Full methodology →"Can this team actually execute the plan they're pitching?"
Operational readiness across 7 dimensions — binding constraint, scaling fragility, key-person risk.
Full methodology →The report progression.
The four investor lenses are available immediately on the full analysis. Investor Visibility is a separate discovery status that reflects current visibility requirements and any deal-breaker blockers.
Flags that override the score.
Applied across all four scores regardless of overall performance. These are the patterns institutional investors pattern-match immediately.
The same deck scores differently at different stages.
A VaultScore™ of 70 at Pre-seed and 70 at Series A represent entirely different investor positions. The rubric weights shift as investor expectations shift.
Founder–market fit, problem clarity, thesis logic
Overbuilt financial models, premature scaling claims
Early traction signal, product-market fit evidence, unit economics emerging
Vanity metrics, traction without retention
Repeatable revenue motion, CAC:LTV defensibility, growth efficiency
Missing retention data, underdefined go-to-market
Scalable GTM, leadership depth, market share trajectory
Founder-dependent operations, market share ambiguity
Four positions. One goal: top-right.
Every analysis places your deck in one of four positions. Investor Network eligibility requires clearing quality thresholds on both axes.
See what the analysis actually produces.
The Lcew transformation case study shows a complete before-and-after — four scores, Investor Visibility status, every gap named and fixed.
Read the full transformation →