[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":171},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-launch/investor-pitch":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":150,"date":151,"dateModified":152,"description":153,"draft":154,"extension":155,"faq":156,"featured":154,"headerVariant":157,"image":156,"keywords":156,"meta":158,"navigation":159,"ogDescription":160,"ogTitle":161,"path":162,"readTime":156,"schemaOrg":163,"schemaType":164,"seo":165,"sitemap":166,"stem":167,"tags":168,"twitterCard":169,"__hash__":170},"blog/blog/launch/investor-pitch.md","Investor Pitch Security Checklist: 12 Items Before Fundraising",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":144},"minimark",[9,19,22,44,63,82,104,109,112,115],[10,11,12,16],"tldr",{},[13,14,15],"p",{},"TL;DR",[13,17,18],{},"Investors do technical due diligence. Before pitching, ensure your codebase is clean, secrets aren't exposed, you have basic security practices in place, and you can articulate your security roadmap. Technical debt and security issues can tank deals or reduce valuations.",[20,21],"print-button",{},[23,24,27,32,36,40],"checklist-section",{"count":25,"title":26},"4","Code Quality",[28,29],"checklist-item",{"description":30,"label":31},"Scan git history for exposed API keys and credentials.","No secrets in repository",[28,33],{"description":34,"label":35},"No critical vulnerabilities in your dependency tree.","Dependencies are current",[28,37],{"description":38,"label":39},"Shows engineering discipline and reduces risk.","Basic test coverage exists",[28,41],{"description":42,"label":43},"Code should be maintainable, not just functional.","Clean architecture",[23,45,47,51,55,59],{"count":25,"title":46},"Security Basics",[28,48],{"description":49,"label":50},"Using proven auth solutions, not homegrown crypto.","Authentication is solid",[28,52],{"description":53,"label":54},"At rest and in transit. Can you explain how?","Data is encrypted",[28,56],{"description":57,"label":58},"Users can only see their own data.","Access controls work",[28,60],{"description":61,"label":62},"You won't lose customer data if something fails.","Backups exist",[23,64,66,70,74,78],{"count":25,"title":65},"Due Diligence Prep",[28,67],{"description":68,"label":69},"Know what you'll improve with funding.","Security roadmap documented",[28,71],{"description":72,"label":73},"Even a simple one shows maturity.","Incident response plan exists",[28,75],{"description":76,"label":77},"Matches what you actually do with data.","Privacy policy is current",[28,79],{"description":80,"label":81},"Be honest about what needs fixing.","Technical debt is known",[83,84,85,92,98],"faq-section",{},[86,87,89],"faq-item",{"question":88},"Do investors really check security?",[13,90,91],{},"Yes, especially at Series A and beyond. 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