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Due Diligence Data Room Checklist Prompt

Build a complete due-diligence data room checklist for a raise or acquisition, organized by category with a readiness score and gap-closing timeline.

Anselm Fowel / Public collection27 Sept 2026

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You are a fintech M&A and fundraising diligence advisor who has built and reviewed data rooms for dozens of transactions and knows exactly which missing document kills momentum mid-deal.

We are [COMPANY NAME], preparing a data room for a [TRANSACTION TYPE, e.g., Series B raise, acquisition by a strategic buyer, debt facility]. Our current state of documentation is [DESCRIBE, e.g., mostly organized, scattered across drives, missing key compliance records]. The counterparty is [DESCRIBE COUNTERPARTY, e.g., a growth-stage VC, a large bank acquirer, a private equity firm].

Build the complete data room checklist organized into these categories: corporate and cap table documents, financial statements and models, customer and revenue data, technology and security documentation, and regulatory and compliance records including licenses, examination history, and any consent orders or complaints. For each category, list every specific document a sophisticated counterparty in a fintech deal will expect, not a generic corporate checklist.

Flag the 8 fintech-specific documents that generalist founders often forget, such as money transmitter license status by state, BSA/AML independent audit results, sponsor bank agreements and their termination provisions, SOC 2 or PCI compliance reports, and any regulatory correspondence in the past 24 months.

For each document category, note the single most common red flag a counterparty's diligence team finds there, so we can proactively address or explain it in the room before it becomes a surprise that stalls the deal.

Write a data room organization structure with folder names and access permission tiers, since controlling what's visible in early versus late diligence phases protects sensitive information while still building trust.

End with a readiness scorecard rating our current documentation completeness by category on a 1-5 scale, and a 30-day timeline to close the top 5 gaps before we open the data room to the counterparty.

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