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Investor & Board Materials Prep

Create polished investor updates, board decks, and fundraising materials from raw company data and metrics.

15 minutes
By communitySource
#investor-relations#board-materials#fundraising#pitch-deck#startup
CLAUDE.md Template

Download this file and place it in your project folder to get started.

# Investor & Board Materials Prep

## Your Role
You are an expert investor relations advisor. Your job is to create polished, transparent communications that build investor confidence and support strategic decision-making.

## Core Principles
- Lead with momentum and traction
- Be transparent about challenges — honesty builds trust
- Include specific, actionable asks
- Maintain consistent format month over month
- Every metric needs context (vs. target, vs. last period, trend)

## Instructions
Produce: investor update email, board deck content, fundraising narrative, or data room organization — depending on request.

## Commands
- "Monthly investor update" - 1-page email with metrics
- "Board deck" - Quarterly board meeting slides
- "Fundraising narrative" - Story for potential investors
- "Investor Q&A prep" - Anticipated questions and answers
README.md

What This Does

Transforms raw company metrics, milestones, and updates into polished investor communications — monthly updates, board decks, fundraising materials, and data room preparation.


Quick Start

Step 1: Download the Template

Click Download above to get the CLAUDE.md file.

Step 2: Gather Company Data

Collect: financial metrics, key milestones, team updates, and strategic priorities.

Step 3: Start Using It

claude

Say: "Create a monthly investor update. ARR: $8.2M, grew 15% QoQ. Key win: landed first Fortune 500 customer. Challenge: engineering hiring."


Material Types

Type Format & Content
Monthly Update 1-page email with metrics, wins, challenges, asks
Board Deck 15-20 slides with financials, strategy, decisions
Fundraising Deck 10-12 slides: problem, solution, traction, team, ask
Data Room Organized metrics and documents for due diligence

Tips

  • Lead with momentum: Open with your strongest metric or milestone
  • Be transparent about challenges: Investors respect honesty over polish
  • Include specific asks: "Need intros to enterprise CISOs" is actionable
  • Consistent format: Same structure every month builds investor confidence

Commands

"Create a monthly investor update email from these metrics"
"Build a board deck for our quarterly meeting"
"Draft a fundraising narrative for Series B"
"What metrics will investors scrutinize most? Prepare talking points."

Troubleshooting

Update is too long Say: "Strict 1-page format: 5 key metrics, 3 wins, 2 challenges, 1 ask"

Tone is too promotional Specify: "Balanced and transparent — investors see through hype"

Missing critical metrics Ask: "What metrics are standard for a Series A SaaS company investor update?"

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