Readiness scorecard
Are you raise-ready?
Score your business against eight criteria that institutional capital expects. Indicative — Raise performs its own due diligence during onboarding.
Registered operating entity
The business is formally registered in Zimbabwe (or another jurisdiction) with valid company registration, tax registration, and is in good statutory standing.
Weight: 15%Audited IFRS-grade financials
The entity has at least one set of financial statements audited to IFRS (or equivalent) by a recognised audit firm. Unaudited management accounts do not satisfy institutional investor requirements.
Weight: 20%USD-denominated revenue
Revenue is invoiced, collected or contractually settled in USD — or another hard currency — removing ZWG/ZWL conversion risk from the capital structure.
Weight: 15%Statutory licence or concession in good standing
The operating licence, concession or permit (e.g. mining special grant, safari operator licence, energy generation licence) is current, not under suspension, and not subject to pending cancellation.
Weight: 15%Offtake agreement or contracted revenue
The business has signed offtake, supply or service agreements that provide revenue visibility. Contracted revenue materially de-risks projections for institutional capital.
Weight: 10%Clean OFAC / UN / EU sanctions standing
The entity, its directors, UBOs and key counterparties are not listed on OFAC SDN, UN Security Council, or EU consolidated sanctions lists. Raise screens all sponsors before any capital approach.
Weight: 10%Documented governance and UBO disclosure
The entity has a documented ownership structure with identified Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs), a board or management structure, and basic governance documentation (e.g. shareholders agreement, MOI, board resolutions).
Weight: 10%Data room prepared
A data room (physical or virtual) exists containing core corporate, financial, legal and operational documents. This accelerates due diligence and signals institutional readiness.
Weight: 5%