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Friday Funism – “Doable Deal”

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I can see this being a doable deal at an $X pre-money valuation with a $Y check from us. ” . Combining the variables of these two dimensions would sometimes lead one of us to say that this is a “doable deal”, as in “ Well, they have decent traction and this seems like a reasonable market.

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State of VC 2.0

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Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ). The answer is likely a mix of both.

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ). The answer is likely a mix of both.

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ). The answer is likely a mix of both.

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When Should Startup Founders Discuss Valuation with Seed VCs?

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Using NextView as an example, since we both seek to lead the seed round and only lead during this round, I’ve seen this trend manifest in one of two ways: In a priced round, the entrepreneur will often share their valuation ask (or a stated floor) for the pre-money valuation of their company much sooner in the process.

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