1What Makes a Good Investment Memo
An investment memo is a structured document that presents the case for (or against) an investment decision. A strong memo covers:
- Company overview: What the company does, its market, and its competitive position
- Financial analysis: Revenue, profitability, growth trajectory, and key metrics
- Management assessment: Background and track record of the leadership team
- Market opportunity: TAM, market trends, and growth drivers
- Risk factors: Regulatory, competitive, operational, and financial risks
- Investment thesis: The core argument for why this is (or isn't) a good investment
Traditionally, compiling this information takes days of research. Grep's Investment Memo expert mode produces a comprehensive first draft in minutes.
A good investment memo is evidence-based, balanced, and cites every material claim to a verifiable source.
2Step 1: Set Up Your Research
In Grep, setting up an investment memo research takes less than a minute:
- Select the "Investment Memo" expert mode
- Enter the target company name and any identifying details
- Choose "Deep" research depth for comprehensive coverage
- Add any specific areas of focus or concern (optional)
- Click research and let Grep do the heavy lifting
Grep will simultaneously search corporate registries, financial databases, news archives, regulatory filings, and 50+ other premium sources.
The setup takes 60 seconds. The research runs automatically across 50+ sources.
3Step 2: Review the Structured Output
Grep delivers a structured report organized by the key sections of an investment memo:
- Executive summary: High-level overview with key findings
- Company profile: Corporate structure, history, and current operations
- Financial overview: Available financial data with source citations
- Management profiles: Background checks on key executives
- Risk assessment: Regulatory, litigation, and adverse media findings
- Source bibliography: Every source used, linked and accessible
Every claim in the report links back to its primary source. No fabricated statistics, no unsupported assertions.
Every data point is cited. Your IC can verify any claim by clicking through to the primary source.
4Step 3: Add Your Analysis
Grep provides the evidence base. Your value-add is the analysis and judgment:
- Evaluate the findings against your investment criteria
- Add proprietary insights from your own due diligence (management meetings, customer calls, etc.)
- Formulate your investment thesis based on the comprehensive evidence
- Highlight key risks and your assessment of their materiality
- Make your recommendation with confidence, backed by thorough research
The result: an investment memo that would have taken a junior analyst days to compile, completed in 15 minutes with better source coverage and consistent quality.
AI handles the research. You provide the judgment. Together, that's a 15-minute investment memo.
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