K9 Ventures

APRIL 9, 2014

Hiring costs are up dramatically The cost of hiring top quality talent in the bay area has gone up dramatically. Top engineering talent today has a bimodal distribution. At the same time, since the hiring costs are much higher, the companies need to spend more money on recruiting and retaining top talent.

Mezzanine 134

Mezzanine Seed Stage Early Stage IPO 134

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Series A is now the fourth round of funding for a company — the first is usually friends and family, or an incubator (~$50K), then pre-seed (~$500K), then seed (~$2M), then Series A (~$6M-$15M). Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. Engineering Capital. The Seed round is larger — closer to and sometimes upwards of $2M.

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice. Most ramen profitable businesses achieve profitability because the founding team is paying themselves very little and hiring almost no staff.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296