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# Responding to questions

> How to handle Q&A during screening and due diligence as an entrepreneur.

## Questions during screening

During the Screening stage, an Assessor may contact you with clarifying questions via AngelHub's Q\&A tool. You will receive an email notification when a question is waiting.

To respond:

1. Log into your AngelHub entrepreneur portal
2. Open your application
3. Go to the **Q\&A** tab
4. Read the question and click **Reply**
5. Write your response and click **Send**

The Assessor receives your response by email and in their AngelHub dashboard.

## Questions during due diligence

DD questions are more detailed and more numerous than screening questions. The Project Lead will use the Q\&A tool to request specific information across multiple areas of your business.

Typical DD requests include:

* Financial model and historical accounts
* Cap table (fully diluted)
* Key customer contracts
* IP assignment agreements and any third-party licences
* Employment contracts for key team members
* Evidence of EIS/SEIS advance assurance
* Details of any litigation, disputes, or regulatory issues
* Board minutes and company constitutional documents

## How to respond well

**Be prompt.** DD has a timeline and delays from your side slow the process. If you cannot answer a question within 48 hours, acknowledge it and give a realistic date.

**Be complete.** A partial answer that leads to a follow-up question is slower than a complete answer. Read each question carefully and address every part of it.

**Be honest.** If there is a problem — a legal dispute, a lost customer, a gap in the cap table — disclose it proactively rather than waiting to be asked. Investors who discover undisclosed problems during DD lose trust rapidly. Problems disclosed upfront can often be managed; problems discovered later are frequently deal-breakers.

**Be organised.** If you are asked for multiple documents, provide them in a clear, labelled format. A well-organised data room signals operational competence.

<Tip>
  Set up a simple data room folder on Google Drive or Dropbox before DD starts. Organise it by category — financials, legal, commercial, team — so you can share relevant documents quickly when asked.
</Tip>

## The data room

The Project Lead will ask you to share documents through the AngelHub data room or via a shared folder. The data room gives investors secure, controlled access to sensitive documents without them being sent by email.

Organise your data room with these folders as a minimum:

* **Financials** — accounts, financial model, management accounts
* **Legal** — cap table, articles of association, shareholders agreement (if any), key contracts
* **Commercial** — customer contracts, pipeline, key partnership agreements
* **Team** — CVs, employment contracts for key hires
* **IP** — patent filings, IP assignment agreements, any third-party licences
* **EIS/SEIS** — advance assurance letter, HMRC correspondence

## Questions you don't have to answer

You are not obliged to answer every question — some requests may be premature or disproportionate to where you are in the process. If a request feels unreasonable, discuss it with the Project Lead. In most cases there is a legitimate reason for the request and understanding it helps you respond appropriately.

If you have a specific concern about sharing sensitive commercial information at this stage, raise it. Experienced angel groups are used to managing this — a phased disclosure approach (sharing more sensitive information closer to completion) is common.

## Keeping momentum

DD is demanding but momentum matters. A founder who responds quickly, provides complete information, and communicates proactively creates confidence. One who is slow, evasive, or disorganised raises concerns — not necessarily about the business, but about what working with them as an investor will be like.

The way you handle DD is itself a form of due diligence on you as a founder.