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Pre-seed is the new seed

Hippoland

Then I asked him about his metrics, which are good, but they are were not at series A level. I have a few founders I’ve backed who are just on the border of post-seed / series A metrics and are able to get term sheets from both series A and post-seed investors. This was surprising to me.

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Cap Tables Explained: Guide to Understanding Cap Tables

Board Effect

Cap tables list a company’s authorized and outstanding shares, the parties to which those shares have been assigned, and the various metrics relevant to managing them. Such metrics can include an investor’s liquidation preference, option exercise windows and expiry dates, and shareholders’ fully diluted ownership percentages.

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Pre-seed is the new seed

Hippoland

Then I asked him about his metrics, which are good, but they are were not at series A level. I have a few founders I’ve backed who are just on the border of post-seed / series A metrics and are able to get term sheets from both series A and post-seed investors. This was surprising to me.