View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

So, we decided to aggregate NextView’s “greatest hits.” What Are Your Valuation Expectations? Seed stage startups are now graded on a curve.” “If you say something too high, it may scare some investors away prematurely. ” (Rob Go). ” (Rob Go). ” (Lee Hower).

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

How They Do It: Aggregate data from travel data warehouses like ITA as well as indexing travel providers websites, provide this information to consumers in a highly customizable search engine. Post-money valuation probably no higher than $12M (2). Pre-money valuation was approx. Pre-money valuation was approx.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Over the next two weeks, I set out to build my own Mattermark / CBInsights by aggregating the APIs of Crunchbase, AngelList, and Twitter, as well as any other relevant datasets I could get access to. If we define “success” as a company with a valuation of $1B, then our sample is skewed extremely heavily to failure.

Seed Stage 127

Seed Stage Later Stage Algorithm API 127

Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Angel investors often act differently than VCs, and the fact that VCs abandoned seed-stage investing doesn’t necessarily mean they did so because seed investments are inherently less compelling. (A When you aggregate all of the data, these angel investors (across the U.S. Let’s take a look at the actual data.

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Venture Capital Seed Stage Silicon Valley 152

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

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. Q: What amount of financing is considered Pre-Seed? Typically, Pre-Seed rounds are less than $1M in aggregate capital raised. Q: Is Pre-Seed a Thing?

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

The incubators invest usually for an equity stake and buy equity at a extremely low valuation (for example, 7% for $15,000, which implies a pre-money valuation of less than $200,000). The companies go through a 3-6 month long startup bootcamp and then typically try to raise angel/seed funding. <$50K in aggregate.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 13, 2012

Angel investors often act differently than VCs, and the fact that VCs abandoned seed-stage investing doesn’t necessarily mean they did so because seed investments are inherently less compelling. (A When you aggregate all of the data, these angel investors (across the U.S. Let’s take a look at the actual data.

Angel Investor 103

Angel Investor Venture Capital Seed Stage Silicon Valley 103