6 OKR examples for Secure Funding
Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.
We understand that setting OKRs can be challenging, so we have prepared a set of examples tailored for Secure Funding. Take a peek at the templates below to find inspiration and kickstart your goal-setting process.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read more about the OKR meaning online.
Best practices for OKR
Your objectives should be ambitious, but achievable. Your key results should be measurable and time-bound. It can also be helfpul to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Building your own OKRs with AI
While we have some examples below, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. There are 2 options available to you.
- Use our free OKRs generator
- Use Tability, a complete platform to set and track OKRs and initiatives – including a GPT-4 powered goal generator
How to track OKRs
Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly in order to get all the benefits of the OKRs framework.
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.
We recommend Tability for an easy way to set and track OKRs with your team.
Check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
Secure Funding OKRs templates
We've added Secure Funding Objectives and Key Results, but also the initiatives that relate to the OKRs.
OKRs to secure Seed funding
Be on track for Seed funding
Reach $200k ARR- Show a 3x year-on-year revenue growth
OKRs to secure Series A funding
- Be on track for Series A funding
- Show a 3x year-on-year revenue growth
- Reach $1.5M ARR
OKRs to secure funding from three new investors
- Increase investor funding
- Secure funding from at least three new investors
- Create a compelling investment pitch
- Establish new relationships with potential investors
- Schedule and conduct meetings with interested investors
OKRs to secure funding for mobile game prototype
- Secure funding for mobile game prototype
- Research and identify 100 viable investors for gaming prototype by week 6
- Develop and perfect a unique and engaging pitch for potential funders by week 3
Identify unique selling points of the project- Practice the pitch for fluid delivery
- Create a compelling narrative for the pitch
- Secure meetings and present pitch to at least 50% of identified investors
- Prepare and rehearse investor pitch
- Compile contacts of identified investors
- Schedule meetings with each investor
OKRs to launch a high growth and profitable tech startup
- Launch a high growth and profitable tech startup
- Develop a minimum viable product, tested and approved by a focus group of 25 participants
- Create and test the product with focus group
- Implement changes based on feedback
- Identify key features for the minimum viable product
- Secure funding worth at least $1M from reliable investors
- Schedule and conduct persuasive pitch meetings with investors
- Develop a compelling business proposal showcasing ROI
- Research and create a list of potential reliable investors
- Assemble a cohesive team of 5 skilled professionals for key operations
- Identify required skills for key operations team roles
- Source potential candidates through networking or recruiting
- Conduct interviews and select final team members
OKRs to secure $1 million for the pre-seed funding round
- Secure $1 million for the pre-seed funding round
- Identify and reach out to 50 potential investors by end of phase 1
- Initiate contact with each investor through personalized emails
- Research and locate contact information for identified investors
- Identify 50 potential investors using business directories or networking
- Achieve commitment for investment from minimum 50% met investors by final phase
- Negotiate and finalize investment commitments from participating investors
- Create a compelling presentation for potential investors
- Schedule and conduct regular meetings with interested investors
- Secure meetings with at least 25% of identified investors by phase 2
- Create a persuasive investment proposal
- Schedule and arrange meetings with identified investors
- Identify and research potential investors for pitching
More OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to increase automation and drive continuous improvement
- OKRs to develop creator for third person game creation
- OKRs to establish and optimize a QA design team for the mobile gaming division
- OKRs to enhance internal controls for a zero-deficiency internal audit
- OKRs to enhance precision and productivity of tax and accounting operations
- OKRs to amplify lead generation via social media platforms
OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: Complete 2024 OKR cheat sheet
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples