Free Startup Research Template for Due Diligence

Download our free startup research template for structured due diligence. Cover founders, market, traction, technology, and risks in one organized document.

Sections: Founder background (LinkedIn, previous companies, references), Market size (TAM, SAM, SOM), Traction (engineering velocity from GitDealFlow, revenue, users), Technology (stack, moat, IP), Risks (competition, regulatory, execution).

Designed for angels and small funds. Takes 2-4 hours per startup to complete. Use alongside GitDealFlow's signal page for engineering data.

Why This Tool Is Free

This tool is free for the same reason the underlying dataset is public: reproducibility is the product. GitDealFlow tracks engineering momentum across 350+ startup GitHub organizations in 15 sectors, refreshed weekly. The free tools exist so any investor can verify the signal on real data before paying for the pipeline: breakouts surface 21 to 47 days before the round, and the method is published, sourced, and falsifiable rather than a black box.

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A practical read-through of Free Startup Research Template for Due Diligence: the dataset behind this page refreshes weekly across 350+ organizations and 15 sectors, and every figure shown traces to a public GitHub REST API pull. That matters for two reasons. Reproducibility: any number here can be re-derived from primary sources, which is the standard the published methodology sets for itself. Timeliness: engineering acceleration precedes announcements, so this page follows the data cadence rather than the news cycle, and the freshness endpoint always reports the exact pull date.

If Free Startup Research Template for Due Diligence is your entry point, the fastest next steps are fixed: skim the glossary for the three or four terms that anchor the topic, open the research dataset to see the raw weekly snapshots behind the summary numbers, and run one live query against the free momentum checker with a company you already know well. Seeing the signal fire on a familiar name is the quickest way to judge whether code-side sourcing belongs in your own workflow.

One caveat worth stating plainly on Free Startup Research Template for Due Diligence: momentum is a leading indicator, not a verdict. A repository can accelerate for reasons that never become a fundraise, and a quiet quarter does not mean a team is failing. The disciplined use of this page is as one input in a stack, a way to rank where scarce diligence time goes, and a way to notice change early. The methodology page documents every limitation, including the bot filter, the two-period confirmation rule, and the sectors where coverage is thinnest.

FAQ

How long should due diligence take?

Pre-seed: 5-10 hours over 1-2 weeks. Seed: 20-40 hours over 3-4 weeks. Series A: 60-100 hours over 4-6 weeks. Use the template to stay organized.

Should I hire a due diligence firm?

For checks under $100K, no. The template plus your network is enough. For checks over $500K, consider specialized DD firms for tech, financial, and legal diligence.

Can the template be used for non-tech startups?

Partially. The founder and market sections apply to any startup. The technology section is tech-focused, adapt for consumer, services, or healthcare startups.

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