Submit Your Executive Summary

We are always looking for new opportunities to partner with exceptional entrepreneurs to solve real problems in their industries. We focus on proprietary platform technologies and business models that address important and unmet clinical needs. Feel free to submit your Executive Summary for consideration.

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Your time is precious and so is ours. That is why our process minimizes how much work you need to do to get your documents in front of us while also ensuring that we get short, concise documentation.

Document Submission Requirements 

  1. Format - Must be in either .PDF or .DOC, must not be encrypted or password protected.
  2. Public - In order to properly evaluate an opportunity Makaira shares submitted documents with trusted advisor's, domain experts, and other members of our team. For this reason Makaira does not sign non-disclosure agreements. Entrepreneurs should therefore ensure that their documentation does not contain secret or proprietary information.
  3. Length - Executive Summaries should be no more than two pages.

How to Submit Your Documentation

  1. Review our criteria
  2. Submit an application on-line to businessplans@makairavp.com
  3. If you don't hear back from us in two weeks then please email us at businessplans@makairavp.com to inquire on your status.

Executive Summary Guideline

Below you will find a template reflecting industry best practices.

  1. Company - Who you are and what stage you are at. The "Quick Description" from the cover sheet often fits well here.
  2. Need - Explain the problem(s) your customers face.
  3. Solution - How you solve this problem. Is your solution patentable (or patented) or is it otherwise protectable by law?
  4. Market - Describe your market opportunity today and in the next 5 years.
  5. Competition - How are your solution's benefits superior to the competition? Who else is competing with you? How big are they?
  6. Business Model - Explain how you make money. Do you sell the product to wholesalers for a flat fee? Do you charge a subscription? Do you split revenues with a partner?
  7. Financials - Give us a grid with your favorite 3-5 variables charted over the next 5-7 years.
  8. Exit Strategy - How much of a return on investment should investors expect, in what time-frame, and by which method (IPO, acquisition, dividends, etc.)? What evidence do you have to support this claim?
  9. Deliverables (or Milestones) - What are the next 3-5 most important steps for your company's success, when do you anticipate accomplishing them, and how will you measure success? Please include each round of funding as a milestone.
  10. Current Round - How much funding are you seeking in this round? How will this funding build significant value? What do investors get in return?
  11. Team - Who are the smart, experienced, credible people you have assembled to execute your business plan? Who else do you need?