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More Tech Startups are LLCs

Austin Startup

Many angel investors, and also strategic investors, are comfortable investing in LLCs, particularly under a convertible security structure that doesn’t immediately result in equity holdings. they need to accept that the standardization found in conventional Silicon Valley-style fundraising is simply not a possibility.

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Pre-seed is the new seed

Hippoland

So, I thought it might make sense to take a step back and talk about all the stages of early stage fundraising here in the Silicon Valley. In early stage investing, at least in Silicon Valley, there are basically 4 stages: pre-seed, seed, post-seed (or pre-A), and series A. This is typically a $6-10m round.

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Pre-seed is the new seed

Hippoland

So, I thought it might make sense to take a step back and talk about all the stages of early stage fundraising here in the Silicon Valley. In early stage investing, at least in Silicon Valley, there are basically 4 stages: pre-seed, seed, post-seed (or pre-A), and series A. This is typically a $6-10m round.