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.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
I’ve been preaching the “don’t get ahead of your inherent valuation&# message for nearly 10 years. million post-money valuation with no revenue. We had companies pitching us that had almost no revenue at all and they were raising $10-15 million in capital at a $40-50 million pre-money valuation.
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betashop.com
OCTOBER 8, 2012
From the start we said that we would never make a decision as to what features to build or what products to sell based on revenue alone, rather we would focus on things that make our customers smile and by doing so lots and lots of revenue will fall out over time. The most important hiring criteria for your executives is cultural fit.
www.mint.com
MARCH 9, 2010
If the answer to the question centers around “We will achieve revenue soon so our net will improve and give us more runway,” it means the company is in trouble because no product ever ships on time nor achieves the company’s “conservative forecast.” What is the post-money valuation of your last round? That’s cool.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 23, 2015
So whereas seed rounds five years ago may have been less than a million dollars on a pre-money valuation of three or four million, today''s seed is up and over a million and usually closer to two million, with post money valuations nearing $10 million. If you''re worried about the runway, try doing less things.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
He proposed funding the construction of 20 more prototypes in different models, hiring an engineer to think about manufacturing, putting the videos online to get it viral, and then seeing what happened. When asked why the company is worth a $1M post money valuation, he said, “What it comes down to is passion.”
Seeing Both Sides
NOVEMBER 30, 2008
For the last five years, it was not atypical for a high-quality Series A company that raised an initial round of capital priced at, say, $5 million on a $5 million pre-money valuation to hit a few important milestones (e.g., Today, those financings are simply not happening.
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