Financial Claim
Definition
Any assertion in an investor communication about the company's financial performance, position, or prospects, including statements about revenue, growth rate, gross margin, unit economics, market size, and runway. Every financial claim must be supported by a specific figure in the company's financial records or financial model, and that figure must be accessible in the financial data room.
Common Misapplication
The most common misapplication is making financial claims in investor conversations that use a different calculation methodology or a different period than the figures in the financial data room without disclosing the difference. An investor who later identifies the inconsistency during diligence loses confidence in all other financial claims.
FFI Standard Reference
This term is defined and applied in Book 5, Section 5.2: The Financial Narrative Standard.
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Citable URL
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Full citation format: Founder Financial Infrastructure Standard, Beta v0.5, Glossary: Financial Claim. https://ffistandard.org/glossary/financial-claim/. 2026.