The terms behind a match.
Resourceful runs on real numbers, so the language matters. Here is what we mean by the metrics, capital types and network terms you'll see across the product.
Net revenue (trailing twelve months)
The last twelve months of revenue, read live from connected accounting rather than a point-in-time snapshot.
Net revenue retention
Revenue kept and expanded from existing customers over a period, as a percentage. Above 100% means the base is growing on its own.
Gross margin
The share of revenue left after the direct cost of delivering the product or service, expressed as a percentage.
Burn multiple
Net cash burned for every dollar of new net revenue added. The lower the number, the more efficient the growth.
Cash runway
How many months of operating cash remain at the current burn rate, before new funding is needed.
Growth equity
A minority equity investment in a company with proven revenue, used to accelerate an already-working business.
Private equity
An equity investment, often a larger or controlling stake, in an established and profitable business.
Private debt (non-dilutive)
Lending that funds the business without giving up ownership. You repay over time instead of selling equity.
Check size
The amount a firm typically invests in a single deal. Matching respects the band a firm actually writes into.
Investment thesis
The specific criteria a firm invests against, including stage, sector, geography and check size.
Verified firm
An investor checked for identity, mandate and check size before getting any access to the network.
Connected accounting
A read-only link to a company's books that lets Resourceful read the approved performance metrics, always current.
Deal room
A private, shared space that opens when both sides opt in, where documents, requests and approvals live in one place.
Visibility & opt-in
Your control over what is shared and with whom. You stay invisible to the wider network until you opt in to a match.
Fractional CFO & advisor
A finance leader or dealmaker who guides several companies and can run each client's raise from one console.
The economics of a raise carry a lot of shorthand. Here is what these terms mean, each linked to an authoritative source.
Basis points
One basis point is a hundredth of a percent. A 50 basis point fee is half of one percent of the amount that changes hands.
InvestopediaSuccess fee
A fee paid only when a deal closes, set as a share of the funding raised. No close means no fee.
Corporate Finance InstituteFinder's fee
A payment for introducing two parties who then transact, sometimes called an equity referral fee.
InvestopediaSearch fund
A vehicle where an entrepreneur raises capital to find, buy and then personally run a single company.
WikipediaAngel investor
An individual who backs early companies with their own money, often pooled together in an angel group.
InvestopediaStartup accelerator
A fixed-term program that backs early companies with mentorship and capital, usually in exchange for equity.
InvestopediaDeal flow
The rate at which investable opportunities reach an investor. Strong deal flow is most firms' top need.
InvestopediaNetwork effects
When a platform grows more useful as more participants join. The point where it takes off is critical mass.
InvestopediaFreemium
A model with a free tier to build adoption and paid tiers for more advanced capability.
InvestopediaDue diligence
The review of a company's finances, legal standing and operations that a funder runs before closing.
InvestopediaSee it on real numbers.
Connect your books and watch the terms above turn into matches that actually fit.