Developer Down Round Revenue Valuation 
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
A founder asked me what makes a $2M round “pre-seed”? especially if the startup already has a product and revenue? And why do we still sometimes hear about pre-seed rounds that look more like a series A in pricing and size? Pre-seed tends to be about developing an MVP and generating early traction.
VC Cafe
JUNE 10, 2022
According to new research by Pitchbook , the trickle down effect has already started in seed and series A startups with round sizes and valuations shrinking in size compared to 2021. But recently those round sizes and valuations have tumbled to about $10 million and $50 million, respectively, he said.
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VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
It can mean addressing the UN’s SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and thinking about the impact of your startup on wider society and the planet as a whole. We should all care about the UN Sustainable Development Goals. ValuatIon should be a function of value, not ego. Our goals, their goals. subtract $250,000.
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Reasons for funding. ? Once the order is fulfilled and paid for, the funds can be paid back. ? Research and development. Incubators and Accelerators.
Berkonomics
MARCH 5, 2020
So, it is important for the entrepreneur to identify, address and mitigate each of these in order to increase valuation and decrease the risk of ultimate loss of the business. Reduction or elimination of one or more of these risks increases the valuation of the company and certainly improves its chances of survival and growth.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! In addition to FOMO it is partly driven by massive increase in valuations for earlier-stage companies who raised money at bit seed prices but who still have product risk. New investors hate down rounds. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. and profits!
VC Cafe
MAY 18, 2022
It's not "cheap" because it is down 70%. 2) Valuation multiples are always a hack proxy. Down rounds are coming. David Sacks offers a few benchmarks on growth rates (revenue), gross margins, CAC payback and burn. Minimize burn to lengthen runway and develop both the product and go-to-market efficiently.
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