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Seed rounds are dead

Hippoland

(I put “equity” in quotes because I include convertible notes and convertible securities in this category.) Part of this is driven by the fact that VCs who can buy into tokens for a while were spending a lot of time looking at token deals, removing some investors from the “equity market”. E.g. $200k on $3m.

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Seed rounds are dead

Hippoland

(I put “equity” in quotes because I include convertible notes and convertible securities in this category.) Part of this is driven by the fact that VCs who can buy into tokens for a while were spending a lot of time looking at token deals, removing some investors from the “equity market”. E.g. $200k on $3m.

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The state of Q2 2018 pre-seed/seed-stage fundraising: Part 1 - crypto version

Hippoland

Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds. But this is just my prediction of where I think the market is headed. Part 1 (this one) is about the token-based fundraising landscape. This has become a common way for pre-seed blockchain companies to raise money.

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The state of Q2 2018 pre-seed/seed-stage fundraising: Part 1 - crypto version

Hippoland

Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds. But this is just my prediction of where I think the market is headed. Part 1 (this one) is about the token-based fundraising landscape. This has become a common way for pre-seed blockchain companies to raise money.

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What early stage fundraising in 2018 looks like?

Hippoland

It will be hard to raise a pre-seed round through traditional methods If you are raising money through traditional methods (such as with angels / micro VCs / VCs) via a convertible note or convertible security or equity deal, it will be a lot harder to raise pre-seed money in 2018. The market had definitely shifted.

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What early stage fundraising in 2018 looks like?

Hippoland

It will be hard to raise a pre-seed round through traditional methods If you are raising money through traditional methods (such as with angels / micro VCs / VCs) via a convertible note or convertible security or equity deal, it will be a lot harder to raise pre-seed money in 2018. The market had definitely shifted.