Pricing | 8 MINUTES

PRICING - Phase I 'The Investment Ready'

Phase I: The "Investment Ready" Advisory Fee - Making Your Startup Fundable

This is a fixed commitment fee for the strategic work required to make your startup "Investment Ready". This covers Sector-specific mapping, Building the investment narrative, Live-testing the founder's pitch / I.C Simulation & Quantitative proof of health. This in a way is a rigorous, stage-specific blueprint to stress-test your strategy, score your investability, and bulletproof your diligence before you ever step into an Investment Committee meeting.

What this includes:

Pitch Deck Refinement: Narrative storytelling and visual cleanup.
Financial Modeling: 3–5 year projections and unit economics validation.
Data Room Setup: Organizing legal, tech, and compliance docs for VC review.
Mock Drills: Stress-testing your pitch against "hard" VC questions.

Early Sprint

Funding Goal: Up to ₹5 Crores (Pre-Seed/Seed)

Advisory Fees [ Fixed]

₹30,000 – ₹45,000

Growth Sprint

Funding Goal: ₹5 Crores – ₹25 Crores (Series A)

Advisory Fees [ Fixed]

₹50,000 – ₹75,000

Scale Sprint

Above ₹25 Crores (Series B+)

Custom Quote - Please Enquire

Pricing - Phase II - 'The Deal Closure'

Phase II: Success Fee (Performance Based)

The success fee is aligned with your growth. It is payable only upon the successful closing of the round and the receipt of funds in the company bank account.

Standard Rate: 1% to 2.5% of the Total Gross Amount raised depending on Early / Growth Sprint.
Tiered Scaling: For significantly large raises (e.g., above ₹25 Crores), the percentage is open to negotiation (0.5% to 1% of the Total Gross Amount Raised ).

Note: The success fee applies to all capital introduced or facilitated through the '8 Minutes' network and advisory efforts.

Summary Of Terms

Invoicing: The Advisory Fee is billed upfront to initiate the 'Investment Ready' phase.

Timeline: The ' Investment Ready' phase typically lasts 1 to 3 months before the startup is actively "taken to market" for Fundraising by '8 Minutes'

"Exclusions: Third-party costs (legal firm fees, valuation certificates, or specialized tax audits) are not included in the above and are borne by the Startup & any out-of-pocket expenses of '8 Minutes' (travel for site visits, legal third-party audits) will be pre-approved by the Startup and reimbursed at actuals.

GST: Advisory Fees are exclusive of GST (currently 18%).