A startupโs financial model is simple:
Pre-seed = hope.
Seed = still hoping.
Series A = hope with a pitch deck.
Series B = hope with revenue.
Series C = hope we IPO before running out of hope.
In which stage of a startupโs lifecycle is it most important to focus on scaling the business?
A) Seed Stage
B) Growth Stage
C) Ideation Stage
D) Exit Stage
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Vrishank Raj
VC enthuย โขย 10m
When A VC firm is investing capital in your startup, how much money do they expect in return?
I was having a talk with a very senior VC recently, I asked him the same question. He gave me the following data:
Pre-seed/seed - 100x returns
Series A -
Building SaaS from India for the world - Rocketlane raises a $24 M Series B.
โก๏ธTotal Funding: $45 M (Seed at $3 M, Series A at $18 M)
โซLead investors: 8VC, Matrix Partners and Nexus VP.
In recent years, many Indian startups are building SaaS compan
5 Stages of Startup Funding
1. Pre-seed funding stage
โ Is your idea viable?
โ Has your idea been done before?
โ How costly is your venture?
โ What kind of business model will you use?
โ How will you get started?
2. Seed funding stage
โ Product
Top 10 accelerators that you can apply at a super early stage ๐
1. Y Combinator | Pre-Seed, $500k for ~10%
2. Entrepreneur First | No team, $250k for ~9%
3. South Park Commons| Pre-Idea, $1M
4. Antler Global | Pre-Seed, $250k for 9%
5. Sequoia
