How to pitch your idea

Since we receive large numbers of investment proposals, we would encourage you to prepare yourself before approaching us. A good starting point would be to take a look at this site and decide whether your business idea fits with our philosophy and areas of interest.

If possible, initially we would like to review a Business Plan. We suggest that it should contain a concise Executive Summary, not more than 2-3 pages, which addresses at least the following points:

a description of the business activity

a description of the team including explanations of relevant experience, expertise and skills

an assessment of the competitive market situation and the quantitative scale of the market opportunity

a description of your business model

an assessment of your financing needs over the next two years

your contact details

Some people just send an Executive Summary. But it’s OK to send a more complete plan which adds more detail about these points. We would nevertheless encourage you to keep the Business Plan concise. Try not to include too many annexes or detailed financial plans.

We prefer Executive Summaries or Business Plans to be submitted by email to
submit@pentechvc.com

Once we are both convinced we want to take things forward, we will probably request a meeting. You can find out more information about this by reading about The investment process.