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| license: cc-by-4.0 |
| language: |
| - en |
| pretty_name: Startup Credibility Claim Matrix |
| tags: |
| - startups |
| - fundraising |
| - due-diligence |
| - evidence |
| - company-analysis |
| - csv |
| size_categories: |
| - n<1K |
| configs: |
| - config_name: template |
| data_files: credibility-claim-template.csv |
| default: true |
| - config_name: fictional-example |
| data_files: fictional-example.csv |
| - config_name: data-dictionary |
| data_files: data-dictionary.csv |
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| # Startup Credibility Claim Matrix |
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| This open dataset gives founders a machine-readable way to connect the exact |
| claim an outside reader sees with its evidence, method, date, state, |
| limitations and human owner. |
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| ## Dataset Structure |
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| The `template` configuration contains one blank starter row for each claim |
| class: |
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| - identity; |
| - quantitative; |
| - comparative; |
| - capability; |
| - outcome. |
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| The `fictional-example` configuration shows five review states using the |
| synthetic company `Fictional Northstar Robotics`. The `data-dictionary` |
| configuration defines all 18 fields and controlled values. |
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| ## Intended Use and Limits |
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| Use the matrix before publishing a pitch deck, investor memo, website or |
| data-room index. Copy the exact public wording, identify its scope and class, |
| then record the evidence locator, method, observation date, review state, |
| limitations and owner. |
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| A linked source does not prove a claim is correct, complete or current. A |
| broken, private or missing artifact remains visible as a gap. Planned |
| capabilities, internal estimates and observed results stay separate. |
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| This dataset contains no real company or personal data. It does not validate |
| claims, calculate a company score, predict funding, provide investment advice |
| or replace founder judgement, investor judgement or full due diligence. |
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| ## DDScore Context |
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| DDScore turns submitted private-company materials into a structured 0–100 Due |
| Diligence Score and full written report across 12 dimensions. It checks |
| relevant claims against current public sources, shows confidence and gaps and |
| supports an outside first pass. It does not provide investment advice or |
| replace human judgement or full due diligence. |
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| [See DDScore for founders](https://www.ddscore.ai/for-founder/?utm_source=hugging-face&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ddscore-30d-jul-2026&utm_content=startup-credibility-claim-matrix-a) |
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| Disclosure: I work on DDScore at Playful Pixels Oy. |
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| ## License |
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| CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Playful Pixels Oy / DDScore.ai. |
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