Investment memo
Also called: investment committee memo, IC memo
ELI5
A document explaining whether an investor should do a deal.
Used in conversation
“The investment memo should state what would make the thesis wrong.”
Definition
An investor's or investment team's written analysis and recommendation concerning a potential investment.
Here “Investment memo” means: An investor's or investment team's written analysis and recommendation concerning a potential investment.
Pitch context
You will see “Investment memo” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches business deck types.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business deck types without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 3
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — YC Startup Library — fundraising and pitching resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Small Business Capital Formation GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16