Questions for Founders

Step 1 of 3

Pre-registration

  1. What's your name?

  2. Startup name

  3. What's your best email?

  4. What's your WhatsApp number?

  5. Do you authorize WhatsApp contact and blog updates by email?

Step 2 of 3

Pitch

  1. Do you authorize STOXS to publish the startup profile?

    • I authorize

    By authorizing, you confirm that you represent the startup.

    Read the public profile model page.

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  2. Identity

    Describe your startup in one sentence.

    It will be displayed exactly as written, up to 120 characters.

  3. Startup logo

    PNG, JPG, or WebP. Maximum 2 MB.

  4. Startup website

  5. Startup LinkedIn

  6. Startup Instagram

  7. Startup X

  8. Startup city

  9. Startup country

  10. Startup founding month and year

  11. Startup categories and subcategories

    • B2B
    • Analytics
    • Engineering, Product and Design
    • Finance and Accounting
    • Human Resources
    • Infrastructure
    • Legal
    • Marketing
    • Office Management
    • Operations
    • Productivity
    • Recruiting and Talent
    • Retail
    • Sales
    • Security
    • Supply Chain and Logistics
    • Consumer
    • Apparel and Cosmetics
    • Consumer Electronics
    • Content
    • Food and Beverage
    • Gaming
    • Home and Personal
    • Job and Career Services
    • Social
    • Transportation Services
    • Travel, Leisure and Tourism
    • Virtual and Augmented Reality
    • Fintech
    • Asset Management
    • Banking and Exchange
    • Consumer Finance
    • Credit and Lending
    • Insurance
    • Payments
    • Industrials
    • Agriculture
    • Automotive
    • Aviation and Space
    • Climate
    • Defense
    • Drones
    • Energy
    • Manufacturing and Robotics
    • Healthcare
    • Consumer Health and Wellness
    • Diagnostics
    • Drug Discovery and Delivery
    • Healthcare IT
    • Healthcare Services
    • Industrial Bio
    • Medical Devices
    • Therapeutics
    • Education
    • Real Estate and Construction
    • Construction
    • Housing and Real Estate
    • Government
    • Unspecified
  12. Startup product types

    • AI
    • Conversational commerce
    • Data infrastructure
    • Embedded finance
    • Marketplace
    • Mobile app
    • SaaS
    • Web3
    • Other
  13. If you select “Other”

    What other product type does the startup offer?

  14. Startup customer types

    • B2B
    • B2C
    • B2B2C
    • D2C
    • B2G
    • B2E
    • C2B
    • C2C/P2P
    • B2B2B
    • B2C2B
    • Other
  15. If you select “Other”

    What other customer type does the startup serve?

  16. Startup revenue models

    • Advertising
    • Freemium
    • Licensing
    • Marketplace
    • Revenue share
    • Services
    • Subscription
    • Transactional
    • Usage-based
    • Other
  17. If you select “Other”

    What other revenue model does the startup use?

  18. Founder 1 details

    • Name — 120 characters maximum
    • Role — 120 characters maximum
    • WhatsApp — 24 characters maximum
    • LinkedIn — 100 characters maximum
  19. Founder 2 details

    • Name — 120 characters maximum
    • Role — 120 characters maximum
    • WhatsApp — 24 characters maximum
    • LinkedIn — 100 characters maximum
  20. Founder 3 details

    • Name — 120 characters maximum
    • Role — 120 characters maximum
    • WhatsApp — 24 characters maximum
    • LinkedIn — 100 characters maximum
  21. How long have you been building the startup?

  22. What problem does the startup solve?

  23. Who are the main competitors today?

  24. How does the startup propose to solve the problem?

  25. What is your competitive edge over current competitors?

  26. What competitive edge creates a barrier to entry for new competitors?

  27. What is the size of the global market you want to enter?

  28. What is the business model and expected average ticket size?

  29. Traction

    Do you have any traction data? If so, what?

  30. Traction reference date

Step 3 of 3

Investment

  1. If you make the top 100, do you authorize the use of your image?

  2. If your startup advances to the in-person phase, do you commit to attending?

  3. If your startup makes the top eight, do you accept the investment terms of $50,000 for 1.25%?

  4. If your startup wins, do you commit to being in São Paulo in person for one semester for Go-to-Market and fundraising?

  5. Does the startup have an investor?

  6. Who is the Founder responsible for Product, and who is responsible for Sales?

  7. What is each one's experience?

  8. How did you meet?

  9. Had you worked together before the startup?

  10. Why are you building this startup?

  11. How do customers solve this problem today?

  12. How could AI kill your startup?

  13. Has any competitor worldwide already received VC investment? If so, what is its name and what funding rounds has it raised?

  14. How can we help with your startup's development?

  15. Why do you want STOXS to invest in you?

  16. Why should STOXS invest in the startup?