Creating a DD Report

The more context you provide, the more useful the analysis.

Essential Information

• Company name and one-line description of what they're building
• Core technical claims—what they say they can achieve, with numbers if available
• Stage (seed, Series A, etc.)
• Any available technical documentation

Highly Valuable Additions

• Pitch deck
• Technical white papers or documentation
• Patent filings (these often contain details not in the pitch deck)
• Published papers from the founding team
• Specific claims you want validated (e.g., "$100/ton CO2 by 2030")
• Questions you're trying to answer

Example DD Input

"Parallel Carbon is developing an electrochemical system that captures CO2 from air while co-producing hydrogen. They claim $100/ton CO2 and $1/kg H2 by 2030. Core mechanism uses cathode reactions to simultaneously produce H2 and regenerate a calcium sorbent. Series A stage, raising $25M.

Attached: pitch deck, Shu 2022 paper they cite as scientific precedent.

Key questions I want answered: Are the cost targets realistic? What's the main technical risk? How does this compare to ocean capture approaches like Heimdal?"

This works because it includes: specific claims with numbers and timeline, description of the core mechanism, stage context, supporting documents, and explicit questions that focus the analysis.

Running the Analysis

1. Click New DD Analysis from your dashboard
2. Enter the startup information and your questions
3. Attach any available materials—pitch deck, technical docs, patent filings
4. Click Run Analysis
5. Wait about 30 minutes for comprehensive technical and commercial assessment

What's Next

• Understanding Your DD Report — What each section means
• Assessment Criteria — How we evaluate startups