The Zoe Score
One number you can take apart.
A composite score asks to be trusted. This one is built to be interrogated: nine dimensions, weighted for the company’s stage, rolled into a single 0 to 100 score, all pointing back to the source data.
Zoe Score
6464 out of 100
Attention
15 normalized metrics · confidence 84% · dated pulls
The nine
The nine dimensions of company health.
Each one is read from sources the company already runs, scored on its own evidence, then weighted for stage into the composite. Each dimension has its own ring and its own row. Select a row to read what it measures.
Close cadence, AR aging, invoice rhythm, burn consistency
Weighted for stage, the nine roll into one composite, and every point of it decomposes back to the company’s own data.
Zoe Score
6464 out of 100
Attention
Weighted by stage
Same nine dimensions. Different stakes.
A Series A/B company and a PE company do not fail the same way, so their dimensions do not weigh the same. The set never changes. The weighting does, and the composite recomputes from the same evidence.
Zoe Score · Series A/B
6464 out of 100
Attention
Project Cephei · illustrative example
Bar is the weight each dimension carries at this stage · scores unchanged · a Not scored dimension is left out · the app’s stage weights
The bands
Three words, calibrated.
A band is not the verdict. It names how seriously to take the number, and the word travels with the color everywhere it appears.
- 78 – 100
Healthy
Behaving like a company of its size and stage should. Nothing to raise at IC.
- 55 – 77
Attention
A named, dated pattern worth a diligence question, and often a Company Call question. Not on its own a reason to walk.
- Below 55
Critical
Thesis-breaking if it holds. Read the evidence trail before the IC, not after.
What it isn’t
Uncertainty is visible.
- 01
Not the verdict
The score measures behavior and shows where it came from. The verdict is the signed opinion in the Deal Package, issued only when confidence clears the bar.
- 02
Not a quality-of-earnings opinion
Zoe reads QuickBooks for cadence and concentration. Your accountants still issue the QofE.
- 03
Not a complete picture of one company
Confidence is stated as a percentage and coverage as a tier on every Deal Package. Pending renders as pending; gaps are shown, not smoothed.
- 04
Not a validated prediction, yet
The score is predictive in framing: it scores what is about to happen. The validation study is not done, so we do not claim proven predictive validity.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the data come from?
From the pitch deck and data-room files added to the diagnostic, and from the systems the company connects in its own session: QuickBooks, HubSpot or Salesforce, GitHub, Jira, Slack. Zoe only reads, though the permission a provider grants can be broader than what Zoe reads. No surveys. One Company Call closes the gaps the Claim Ledger leaves open, and each answer is scored answered, dodged or contradicted. Nobody fills out a form.
How are the dimension weights set?
Weights are stage-aware. A pre-seed company is judged differently than a PE portfolio company. Financial Vitality dominates at growth stage but C-Suite is heavier at pre-seed. The weighting shown above is the app’s own, for two of its stages: the set of nine never changes, only the weights do.
What if a dimension has missing data?
Each metric has a confidence score, and the Deal Package states a confidence percentage and a coverage tier for the whole. Missing data lowers confidence on that dimension. A dimension with no scored reading says Not scored and is left out of the score.
Can I see the raw data behind a score?
Yes. Every score is traceable down to the underlying metrics, sources, and timestamps. Zoe is auditable end-to-end. No black box.
Does the score keep updating?
The score is computed when you run the diagnostic and delivered inside 24 hours. It does not update by itself: run the diagnostic again for a fresh score. Portfolio monitoring is planned. It is not available today.
What are the bands? What counts as a "good" score?
Healthy is 78 to 100. Attention is 55 to 77. Critical is below 55. A band names how seriously to take the number, and the word always travels with the color.
Nothing held back.
A score that hides its evidence is just an opinion. The example Deal Package carries the score, the findings, the IC memo, the signed opinion and every dated pull underneath them.
Rather not wait? Start a diagnostic, add the company’s deck, invite the company to connect, and receive the Deal Package inside 24 hours.