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Even though 25% of all startups on Carta have just a solo founder, VCs hesitate to fund them. Having 2 to 3 founders seems to be the sweet spot if you were to raise VC money while building a startup. So, Is there a way to make VC funding easier as

The VC landscape is shifting. Funders are grappling with critical challenges impacting the entire startup ecosystem. Key VC Hurdles: * Exit Uncertainty: IPOs are slow, M&As are down. VCs are holding investments longer, impacting liquidity for new de

Deepseek challenging Nvidia is a reminder that competition is inevitable, regardless of company size. As startups, our priority must always be user-centricity. While we can fix inefficiencies within our business, we cannot prevent others from growin

Will VCs Steal Your Idea After Rejecting You and Sell It to Competitors? It's a common fear among founders: you pitch your startup to a VC, get rejected, and later see a similar idea funded elsewhere. Did they steal your idea? The truth is "it's un

Jensen Huang: “VCs don’t invest in business plans” Jensen Huang, NVIDIA’s founder, shares powerful advice on raising venture capital. He says: "VCs don’t invest in business plans—they invest in people they trust." This means your reputation and pa

Term of the day: Arbitrage Arbitrage is the exploitation of market inefficiencies where the price of an asset is different in different markets For example, Company X's stock is listed at 20$ on the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE), but $20.05 on th

This is what happens with unlisted shares people often don’t understand the risks involved. They just buy without proper knowledge. Just because a company is trading in the unlisted market doesn’t guarantee it will go for an IPO. When or if a pre-IPO

Why Private Funding is a Tougher Nut to Crack Than a Bank Loan Often, private funding proves harder to get than a traditional bank loan. Banks are risk-averse and highly regulated, relying on excellent credit, established history, and collateral. Thi

🚨 The magic number: ₹800 Cr ⸻ VCs invest in businesses that can be big enough to return their entire fund. To get VCs interested, your startup must at least have the potential to reach ₹800 Cr+ in annual revenue or ₹8,000 Cr+ in market cap (assumi

The Harsh Reality of Venture Capital: Recently, I spoke with a founder who had a fantastic business idea, but he was struggling to secure venture capital funding. Got myself thinking: why do some great ideas never get the backing they need? The tr