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The Pre-Seed FAQ

K9 Ventures

It is what Seed used to be from 2009-2013, until the Seed rounds got fat and bloated and the bar for raising a Seed round became a lot higher. The first time I used the words “pre-seed” (yes, the initial use was in all lower-case, but then became upper-case over time) was on June 27, 2013, at the K9 Ventures LP Meeting.

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Are Investors Being Unreasonable? - Startups and angels: Along the.

Tim Keane

Ask any of us who've experienced significant down rounds based on some or all of these things, and one begins to understand the cautionary nature of deal structures.  up to $10MM in revenue.  up to $10MM in revenue.  up to $10MM in revenue.  up to $10MM in revenue