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Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

Both Sides of the Table

Early-stage investors in technology startups are only looking for growth-oriented companies that can achieve an “exit&# someday – either via selling your company to a larger company or via an IPO. It was early 2000. I saw this kind of pricing when I first entered the VC market in 2007. That was market.

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

Warning – this assumes some basic knowledge of VC performance metrics. Building off Rob’s original post, let’s continue to look at the 2007 vintage. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ).

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

Warning – this assumes some basic knowledge of VC performance metrics. Building off Rob’s original post, let’s continue to look at the 2007 vintage. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ).

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

Warning – this assumes some basic knowledge of VC performance metrics. Building off Rob’s original post, let’s continue to look at the 2007 vintage. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ).

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Building Metrics / Usage Reports / KPI 3. Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. Why do I do it?