General Counsel Audit - 20-Minute Startup Due Diligence for Founders, Advisors & Investors

SEATTLE, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Announcing General Counsel Audit™ (GCA™), a 20-minute due diligence tool for startup founders, lawyers, and investors.

• Founders - identify and avoid deal-killing due diligence surprises before fundraising
• Counsel - vet new startup clients and align with them on legal and governance priorities
• Investors - make more informed early-stage go/no-go investment decisions

For Founders: Instant Insights, Actionable Priorities

GCA is the first startup due diligence tool enabling founders to quickly, easily, and anonymously identify strengths and weakness and see how investors and others will view their startup.

Founders answer 91 yes/no questions to instantly generate a GCA Audit Report that:

• Provides a GCA Score covering: Governance, Team, Equity Grants, Intellectual Property, Tax and Regulatory, Disputes, Cap Table, Fundraising, and Investor Appeal;
• Highlights strengths, gaps, and top action items; and
• Charts a roadmap to position the startup for success.

Founders can fix key issues and retake the GCA free within 60 days for a better GCA Score and Audit Report.

For Startup Counsel: Optimized Client Onboarding

Startup lawyers will find GCA indispensable for assessing and onboarding new clients. It provides a detailed report highlighting legal and governance gaps, and offering a starting point for attorney-client discussions and corrective actions to strengthen governance, close legal gaps, protect IP, and optimize the startup for success.

For Startup Investors: Faster, Better Early-Stage Diligence

Investors, including angel networks, venture capital firms, family offices, startup studios and startup accelerators can use GCA to assess startups more effectively. By inviting founders to complete the GCA survey and share their Audit Report, investors can quickly identify potential risks and areas needing attention, enabling smarter investment decisions.

Affordable Pricing

GCA is initially priced for one-time uses at $49.95, with cost-saving plans for 5, 10, or 20 audits. GCA is currently designed for U.S. corporations.

About General Counsel Audit

GCA was created by startup lawyer, author, and law professor Paul Swegle, leveraging decades of success in startup law, governance, IP, fundraising, and dispute resolution to empower founders, attorneys, and investors.

Paul Swegle is editor/author/creator of: StartupGC blog; Startup Law and Fundraising; Contract Drafting and Negotiation; Startup Law and Fundraising; and Startup Counsel Registry.

For more, visit www.GeneralCounselAudit.com or email [email protected].

SOURCE General Counsel Audit, Inc.