Investors skim. A long update gets a thumbs up and no reply. One page with the quarter's numbers and a single ask gets forwarded to somebody who can help you
Investor Update, Q4. A finished One-Pager, made the way yours will be. Anything up to 50 pages counts as one document.
What it pulls out of a investor update
Read out of the file you upload. Nothing is assumed and nothing is filled in.
Revenue, burn, runway and headcount, side by side
What changed since the last update, with the delta
The one ask, stated plainly
The risk they would rather hear from you first
More finished One-Pagers from finance & risk
Every one made the same way, with nothing touched up for the website.
Questions about investor updates
What the document is, and what happens when you put one through here.
How do I write a monthly investor update quickly?
Start from what you already have: the board deck, the metrics sheet or last month's notes. Upload them and MakeOnepagers lays out the highs, lows, key numbers and asks as one branded One-Pager you can edit and send.
How do I turn our metrics into an investor update?
Pick the few numbers investors track (revenue, burn, runway, customers), show each against last period, and add one line on why it moved. Upload the sheet or deck and the One-Pager pulls those numbers through as written.
How do I share an investor update as a link instead of an attachment?
Make the update as a One-Pager and send its share link. Investors open it on any device, and you can still export a PDF for the data room.
What is an investor update?
A short note a founder sends investors on a schedule. It carries the recent wins and losses, the financials, team news and the core metrics. Visible.vc
What goes in an investor update?
Highlights appear in 81% of them. A team section appears in 47%, product launches and KPIs in 42% each, and fundraising in 39%. Visible.vc
How often should I send one?
Monthly at pre-seed and seed, quarterly from Series A onward. Weekly or every two weeks while you are actively raising. Visible.vc
Does sending them regularly make any difference?
Companies that update their investors regularly are twice as likely to raise a follow-on round. Visible.vc
What is in the Y Combinator template?
An intro, highlights, lowlights, metrics and asks. The asks section is what turns a report into a request. Visible.vc
Should I put bad news in it?
Yes. The standard template carries a lowlights section directly beside the highlights. Visible.vc
What do I upload to make an investor update?
Whatever you already have. A board deck, a management report, a spreadsheet export or pasted notes all work, and so does a plain topic line. A monthly update is one page a month, and the $15 plan covers 5.
Will the update match our branding?
Yes. Save your colors, fonts and logo once and every page after that comes out wearing them.
Can it pull the metrics out of a board deck?
Yes. Slides are read in presentation order, and the figures cached inside your charts come out with the labels.
Can I send it as a link?
Every finished page has a share link that opens in any browser, with no account and nothing to install.
