Is your startup trending toward the playoffs
or toward elimination?
Thirty days shows the pattern. Six months proves the team. Twelve months tells the story.
We do not fund symbolic progress. We fund momentum that compounds.
Capital
$2.4M
+18%
Power Plays
In startup terms: Key conversions
12/14
86%
Farm System
In startup terms: Pipeline
847
+124
Goals
In startup terms: Active users
2,341
+312
Speed
In startup terms: Cycle time
4.2d
-1.8d
30d to 12mo
evaluation phases
In startup terms: Review periods
30 days. 90 days. 6 months. 12 months.
5 pillars
of measurement
In startup terms: Evaluation dimensions
Capital, Product, Data, Adoption, Speed
10-14
games per stretch
In startup terms: Check-ins per quarter
Real performance over time
100%
data driven
In startup terms: Metrics-based
No hype. No talk. Results.
The Scorer
Louis Leblanc
Former NHL Professional, Harvard Economist
Drafted 18th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 2009. Louis chose the harder path at every turn. He left Quebec for the USHL in Omaha and became Rookie of the Year. He enrolled at Harvard instead of going straight pro and became Ivy League Rookie of the Year.
That willingness to go to the corners is what scouts praised him for. It is what he looks for in founders today.
NHL. AHL. KHL. Gold and silver internationally. Louis now applies the same mindset to evaluating startups. The scoreboard does not lie in hockey. It does not lie in business.
NHL Professional
18th Overall
Montreal Canadiens, 2009
Education
Harvard
Economics, Ivy League Rookie of the Year
International
Gold & Silver
Ivan Hlinka, World Juniors
Pro Career
NHL, AHL, KHL
Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Bulldogs
"Leblanc's decision to move to the United States to play in the USHL, rather than stay in his native Quebec with the QMJHL, displayed the type of character the team sought."
Five Pillars of Performance
We evaluate founders like championship teams. Here's what we measure.
Capital is Conditioning
Hockey equivalent: Bench Depth
If capital risk is not shrinking each month, the team is skating tired. Capital is oxygen. Depth on the bench. The ability to survive overtime.
What we measure
- Cash closed, not promised
- New investors on the bench
- Lead investor as franchise center
- Runway in games left
Our Philosophy
30 days. 90 days. 6 months. 12 months.
We don't ask if you worked hard.
That is how we evaluate founders. Not by how they speak in the locker room. By how the scoreboard looks after a stretch of games.
"Great teams love the scoreboard. When you are building something real, you want to see the numbers move."
Is your startup trending toward the playoffs
or toward elimination?
Thirty days shows the pattern. Six months proves the team. Twelve months tells the story.
We do not fund symbolic progress. We fund momentum that compounds.