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Startup Rating and Sourcing

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About this project

Early Metrics assesses the growth potential of innovative ventures. Our ratings bring transparency to corporations, investors and entrepreneurs. We promote the most exciting innovations of tomorrow.

Our Values: 

Independence

Our ratings are free for the rated companies: we do not charge any fees to the startups to avoid any conflict of interest. Our clients trust the accuracy of our rating model, as our independence ensures rating bias is avoided.

 

Excellence

We strive to empower clients and entrepreneurs by providing them with keys to understanding and driving innovation. To achieve excellence, we continuously improve our rating model and core methodology, develop our analysts’ skills and put great emphasis on internal processes.

Ambition

Transparency shapes the startup ecosystem and enhances positive interactions amongst its stakeholders. We strongly believe in our mandate as an independent rating agency, and aim to become a standard of certification for investors, corporates and entrepreneurs worldwide.

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Last updated
6 May 2019

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Proposal

Our Proposal

Need: which problem(s) does your proposal solve?

We help decision-makers identify the most relevant innovation, the best investment opportunity. Our ratings assist you in engaging with young ventures and increase market transparency.

Approach: how does your project solve the problem(s)?

Our rating methodology was designed following three principles: that credit default risk is a wrong indicator for a young venture; relevant data from a growing private company can only be collected through a collaborative conversation with the entrepreneurs; this data is the foundation of a comprehensive analysis. Our strengths:

Scientific approach

Together with our scientific committee and data analysts, we conduct regular statistical backtesting to validate the robustness of our methodology. We validate and optimize our rating model through the exploitation of a large startup database.

Objective Analysis

Our analysts are intensively trained to methodically assess the non-financial metrics of analyzed ventures, thus guaranteeing a uniform examination of each startup.Internal peer-review processes further reduce subjective analyses.

Time-Efficiency

Our rating methodology is built to fit timing constraints of both entrepreneurs and clients, with a unique purpose: establish the rating as fast-track audit for the startups, and a decision-making accelerator for investors and corporate actors.

Alternatives: what other alternatives could solve the problem(s)?
Benefits: what are the benefits of your proposal?
Advantage: what gives your project the competitive edge?

Our proprietary rating methodology allows us to accurately evaluate the potential of growth of any innovative venture. Our model, based on non-financial criteria, emphasises qualitative data. It is applicable to any industry and maturity level, from seed to growth stage. We focus on three main pillars: Management Team, Project and Tech, Ecosystem.

Prospective Partners: what might you expect from prospective project partners?