The LCM workflow
LCM is an eight-stage workflow that takes a raw local opportunity and turns it into an institutional-grade, investor-ready deal — every step documented, every artifact standardized.
Every deal moves through the same canonical workflow. Stage transitions are logged, artifacts are preserved, and accountability is clear at every handoff.
Companies + intermediaries
Native intake form captures company, sector, raise size, geography, and supporting documents. A deal record is created and routed to the right intermediary.
Intermediary + founder
First-touch diligence call. Intermediary validates fit, confirms raise parameters, and documents the conversation in the deal timeline.
Intermediary
Financial model is built or stress-tested. Use of funds, repayment capacity, and structure are formalized inside the deal data room.
Intermediary + diligence team
Investment memo draft drawing on financials, market context, impact thesis, and risk factors. Scorecard populated against LCM rubric.
Investment committee
Internal committee reviews the memo, scorecard, and data room. Decisions: clear, request more diligence, or decline.
LCM
Deal completes LCM process review: documentation reviewed, artifacts complete, ready for distribution. Self-Listed deals skip this and carry a clear distinction. Clearance describes process completion only, not a recommendation or suitability.
Investors
Deal is published to the discovery gallery and matched to investor preferences. Approved investors access the data room and submit IOIs.
Founder + investors
LCM coordinates the path to close. The platform tracks status and reconciles the round; capital movement happens off-platform in v1.
Two sides of the market
The same workflow, two different journeys. Investors get curated, cleared opportunity flow. Founders get a real pathway from raw opportunity to closed round.
For investors
Request access
Investors are reviewed and matched to geographies and sectors they care about.
Set preferences
Choose target markets, ticket sizes, sectors, and impact themes. Get matched deals as they clear review.
Review data rooms
Access cleared memos, scorecards, financials, and impact narratives in structured data rooms.
Submit IOIs
Express non-binding interest. Move to deeper diligence and direct conversations with deal teams.
Close on-market
LCM coordinates the path to close. You complete the transaction with full context, not cold outreach.
Closing coordination
LocalCap manages diligence and discovery scheduling, with rolling updates as terms come together.
For companies
Submit intake
Founders complete the native intake form — company, raise size, use of funds, and documents.
Intermediary onboarding
An LCM intermediary takes the call, confirms readiness, and opens the deal in the pipeline.
Diligence & memo
Pro forma, scorecard, and investment memo are built collaboratively inside the deal data room.
Clearance review
Committee reviews the package. Cleared deals carry the LCM process mark; Self-Listed deals are clearly labeled.
Investor distribution
Your deal is published to aligned investors. You manage interest, questions, and IOIs from one place.
Closing coordination
LocalCap runs allocator diligence and discovery on your behalf, so you always know where each conversation stands.
Whether you're sourcing capital or deploying it, the pathway starts here.
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