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How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024

VC Cafe

There are of course anomalies, like French AI startup Mistral which raised a “seed” round of $113M in June last year. In smaller funds, ticket sizes tend to be lower, so pre-seed is the only stage where micro funds are able to secure their minimum equity targets.

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