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Our investment focus, how CAMP informs the review, and the role of Flash Intelligence.

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Investment focus

How does the process work?

Every company starts with a CAMP assessment on Flash Intelligence. A score of 75 or above makes it eligible for investment review and enables the investment button. When the founder clicks it, the 14-day process begins: our investment team reviews the materials, meets the founders, verifies the claims and makes the decision.

Why did you build Flash Capital?

To judge every company on its evidence, through one consistent framework, with no warm introduction required, and to give every founder useful feedback.

What does Flash Capital invest in?

Strategic technology with commercial and national-security applications, across three frontiers: sensing and autonomy, resilient infrastructure, and intelligence and security.

Where do you invest?

The United States, India and Japan. We assess each company in the context of the markets it intends to serve, not only where it is registered.

Is an assessment required?

Yes. Every investment starts with the CAMP assessment on Flash Intelligence, whoever the founders know. It takes about ten minutes.

Does a score of exactly 75 qualify?

Yes. A score of 75 makes the company eligible and enables the investment button in Flash Intelligence. The 14-day clock starts when you click that button, not when the score is issued.

Assessment and evidence

What is CAMP?

Capital, Advantage, Market and People: what the money must prove, what makes the technology hard to replace, who will adopt and pay for it, and whether this team can deliver. CAMP structures the evidence; our investment team weighs it and decides.

What if I score below 75?

Use the feedback to close the gaps, and reassess when the underlying evidence has changed.

What evidence will diligence require?

It depends on the claims and risks in the business. Typically: financial records, customer and contract evidence, technical validation, company records, ownership of intellectual property and the financing plan.

Does a qualifying score guarantee investment?

No. A score of 75 or above makes a company eligible; it guarantees nothing. The evidence behind it must hold up in diligence, and completion depends on verification, investment approval, agreed terms and closing requirements.

Investment and completion

Do you take equity?

Yes. In early rounds we typically invest through a SAFE with a valuation cap, which converts to equity in a later priced round. Specific terms are agreed during review and documented before completion.

How much do you invest?

Initial investments are $250K–$500K. We invest early, and our fund continues through Series B.

What does the 14-day process cover?

Verification of the claims behind the assessment; diligence on the technology, customers, ownership and financing plan; and completion where the evidence and agreed terms support investment. The clock starts when you click the investment button. The process is designed to complete within 14 days; completion depends on verification, diligence, approval and agreed terms.

What if a claim cannot be verified?

A qualifying score does not override an unresolved material issue. Every claim must be supported by evidence before an investment can proceed.

Where do I complete the assessment?

On Flash Intelligence, at flash.zone. It hosts the assessment and, for companies that qualify, the investment application.

Information and contact

How are Flash Capital and Flash Intelligence connected?

Flash Capital is the investment firm. Flash Intelligence is the platform that runs the CAMP assessment and structures the evidence. Flash Capital’s investment team reviews that evidence, verifies it and makes the decision, so the analysis you complete carries into the review.

Where are the information-handling terms?

In our privacy policy and in the terms shown on Flash Intelligence. Read both before sharing information. Diligence may require additional information and agreements.

Does investment guarantee a government contract?

No. Eligibility, investment and government procurement are separate decisions, made by different parties. Strategic relevance is not adoption.

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The assessment runs on Flash Intelligence, at flash.zone.