Grade the governance before you wire the capital.
Fast, lightweight diligence for minority investments. Verify the cap table and IP without slowing down the founder.
You are investing in messy, fast-moving startups. The data room is usually a Google Drive full of unsigned PDFs. You don't have the budget for a full Big 4 diligence process, but you need to ensure the basics (Cap Table, IP, Founders' Stock) are clean.
Use Colabra to extract cap table data and run gap analysis to flag missing grant documents, unsigned agreements, and incomplete records.
Verify that the founders have actually assigned their pre-incorporation IP to the company.
Ensure the startup hasn't inadvertently taken money from or sold to a sanctioned entity as they scaled.
"Clean" governance. You help the founder fix their documentation gaps before the round closes, adding value as a partner while protecting your downside.