If you want to score the largest possible early-stage valuation, what should your startup focus on? New data makes it clear that the seed and Series A markets are hardly […]
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Back to news homeThe best way to avoid a down round is to found an AI startup
As we see unicorns slash staff and the prevalence of down rounds spike, it may seem that the startup ecosystem is chock-full of bad news and little else. That’s not precisely […]
Dry powder versus wet powder: The numbers have spoken
Bridge rounds boomed at the end of last year Anna Heim 19 hours Welcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where […]
Are tech valuations artificially low, or are we simply returning to reality?
Yesterday this column discussed a tranche of data from Carta detailing an evolving venture capital market. We argued that the collected information showed the existence of a Series C “crunch,” […]
Series C is the new venture-startup bottleneck
If you are building a startup today, it’s likely harder for you to raise money than it was a year ago. New data makes it clear, however, that not every […]
Bridge rounds are the late-stage rage
Most startups don’t have a clean run from their pre-seed round through an IPO when it comes to fundraising. Quickly growing tech companies sometimes pause at certain stages, raising a […]
Syndicate raises ‘informal’ round from over 50 partners to bring DAOs to the masses
Web3 startup Syndicate‘s goal is to demystify the DAO (decentralized autonomous organization). Its “Web3 Investment Clubs” product, which TechCrunch covered in January, lets users spin up an investment group with […]
The venture slowdown is impacting fundraising for startups of every size, sector
Carta data shows breadth of slowdown, and early-stage startups are hardly immune Alex Wilhelm Anna Heim 7 hours The comedown from venture capital’s torrid 2021 is sparing few startups. New […]
New data shows how far VCs are pulling back on US Series A, B, and C valuations
The venture capital market is retreating somewhat from its aggressive 2021 pace, new data indicates. According to data collected by Carta, a unicorn startup that provides equity management and other […]
Men are a niche demographic
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Danny was back, joining Natasha and Alex and Grace and Chris to chat through the week’s coming and goings. But, before […]