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๐Ÿšจ Critical Startup Metrics VCs look for โžจ When securing venture capital, 4 key metrics are essential at EVERY stage of a startup's growth: โ€ข Revenue โ€ข Net Burn Rate โ€ข Full-time Employee Headcount โ€ข Gross Margin โžจ Cash is king in early stages but starts to become less critical in later stages โžจ Also, as startups grow, VCs start looking more at OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES instead of just survival metrics like cash runway Refer the image below. This will give you a good understanding of which metrics matter at each stage and align with what investors really want.

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