Fundraising
2025
- Patterns Across 5 Years of YC Investing Jun 09
- The Impact of Tariffs on Series As Apr 07
- Auctions in AI : Cost of Capital as a Strategic Advantage Feb 21
2024
2023
- Step-Ups & Duration : The Shape of Things to Come to the Series A in 2024 Dec 14
- Seizing the Moment: Strategies for Startups to Outmaneuver Competition in a Turning Economy Aug 17
- Surprising Data Points about the Venture Capital Market Aug 08
- Busting the Myth: Higher Funding Doesn't Mean Faster Hiring in Startups Aug 03
- There is No Such Thing as Series A Metrics Jul 09
- Does an AI Premium Exist in the Fundraising Market? Jun 15
- How Much will the US Early Stage Venture Market Contract in 2023? Apr 17
- The Hardest Round to Raise in 2023 Mar 24
- Venture Capital, Withering & Dying Feb 10
- Predicting Cloud Growth Rates for 2023 Feb 03
- Microsoft as a Mirror - What We Can Expect for SaaS in 2023 Jan 24
2022
- From a $200k Annual Burn to Raising $80m+ : Notes from Office Hours with Fredrik Haga Dec 23
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Sand Hill Road Dec 14
- The Best Time of Year to Raise for Your Startup Nov 21
- Grey Skies in Cloud Earnings Oct 28
- How Low Could Valuations Go? Oct 13
- Just How Troubled is the Bay Area Startup Scene? Oct 03
- Figma's 50x ARR Multiple & What it Means for Startup Fundraising Sep 15
- Growth is No Longer the Best Predictor of a Software Company's Value Aug 10
- The Math Behind Starting a Successful Software Startup Aug 02
- How Much Should You Expect Your Startup to Slow in 2022? About 21%. Jul 29
- The Health of Cloud Spending in Mid-2022 Jul 26
- PE in VC in 22 Jul 19
- The Bid/Ask Spread in Venture Capital Jul 18
- How VCs Value Rainbow Foals in 2022 Jun 21
- The Most Popular Financing Round in 2022 Jun 17
- Top 10 Insights from the 2022 Startup Sentiment Survey Jun 06
- The Macroeconomic Signal to Watch for Software & Infrastructure Startups Jun 01
- The 4 Startup States During a Recession May 16
- 5 Key Data Points about the Early Venture Market in Q1 2022 May 04
- Product-Market Fit in Different Capital Environments May 03
- The Three Eras of Startup Valuations Apr 28
- Startup Self-Repricing as a Recruiting Tool Mar 25
- Why Early Valuations Might Surge in 2022 Feb 23
- Will Your Startup Borrow More in 2022? Feb 14
- How Will the 52% Correction in the Stock Market Impact the Startup Fundraising Market? Jan 19
2021
- Mark-to-Market Rounds - What Will Your Startup's Strategy Be? Dec 28
- The Fifth SaaS Correction Dec 13
- The 100x ARR Multiple Nov 04
- The Two Cap Tables of Crypto Companies: What They Are and How They Relate to Each Other Oct 11
- Passive Investing in Venture Capital and the Parallels to Public Equities Oct 08
- How Will We Value a Crypto Token? Sep 06
- The Velocity of Money in Startupland Jul 30
- The Figures that Will Move the Venture Capital Market in the Next 3-5 Years Jun 06
- The Inflationary Forces in Startupland May 24
- This is the Most Ridiculous Use of Money Management I've Ever Heard. What is Wrong with You? Mar 07
- The Fastest Growing Sectors of Startup Fundraising in 2020 Jan 18
2020
- The Supercharger Boosting Startupland Fundraising and Exits Nov 20
- Why IPOs, Direct Listings, and SPACs Will Flourish in Startupland Oct 19
- Conflicting Data on the State of the US Early Stage Market Aug 10
- Inside Rounds Have Become a Sign of Strength at the Series B Aug 02
- The Fundraising Market Two Quarters into COVID Jul 05
- The Fundraising Market Has Changed, But Not in the Way I Thought May 06
- What Could the Venture Market Look Like in the Coronavirus Era Mar 12
2019
- The Radically Different Early Stage Fundraising Market Oct 07
- Where Have All the Angels Gone? Mar 11
- Series A SaaS Startup Benchmarks for 2018 Jan 04
2018
- Access is the Scarcest Commodity in Startupland Sep 03
- Jacob's Ladder in the Startup Fundraising Market - How Startups Today Skip a Round of Fundraising Jul 23
- A Deeper Dive into the Dynamics of the Seed Market Jun 27
- Why Series As are Much Easier to Raise in 2018 than the Past 5 Years Jun 24
- The 5 Forces Driving Startup Valuations Today Jun 03
- The Effect of Flush Private Markets on Software IPOs Apr 30
- The Disappearance of the Fundraising Demo Apr 14
- Where are We in the SaaS Valuation Cycle? Mar 18
- Is Geographic Dispersion of Seed Dollars Really Happening? Mar 08
2017
- Premoney vs Postmoney - Which is a Better Technique for Negotiating? Dec 10
- Just How Disruptive Are ICOs to the Classic VC Model? Nov 05
- The Rising Stakes in SaaS Oct 22
- The Volatility of Multiples in the Public SaaS Market Aug 21
- When, If Ever, Should Profitable Bootstrapped Startups Raise Capital? Aug 13
- The Quickest Way to Estimate How Much Your Startup Needs to Raise Jul 20
- The Decline of Investment in San Francisco Startups Jul 16
- SaaS Fundraising in 2017 Jun 12
- The Challenges of Raising Your Series B May 14
- A Spike of Venture Debt in Startups Apr 30
- The Narrowing of SaaS Valuations Mar 01
- How Much Money Should I Raise for My Startup? Jan 29
- The Software Startup Sectors Raising the Most Capital in 2017 Jan 27
- Which Round Will Be the Hardest to Raise in 2017? Jan 05
2016
- Just How Global is the SaaS Startup Phenomenon? Dec 18
- How to Build Auction Pressure in Acquisitions and Financings Nov 09
- Trends in Early Stage SaaS Fundraising Market of 2016 Nov 07
- Are SMB SaaS Companies Valued Differently than Mid-Market SaaS Businesses? Sep 21
- How Much is Your SaaS Startup Worth? Aug 31
- Median Startup Valuations and Down Rounds in 2016 Aug 08
- Flux in the Fundraising Market Jul 19
- Dream Teams: The Characteristics of Billion-Dollar Startup Founders Jul 14
- Five Charts on the State of the Early Stage SaaS Market in 2016 Apr 26
- Party Rounds in Seeds - Just Getting Started or Has the Clock Struck Midnight? Apr 18
- The Optimal Seed Round Strategy - Timing and Size Apr 07
- Inflation and Deflation in the Startup Fundraising Market Apr 04
- Q1 2016 Startup Investment Trends Apr 01
- A Technology Innovation Leading to a Go-To-Market Advantage Mar 11
- What's Really Happening in the US Venture Fundraising Market in Early 2016 Mar 07
- Benchmarking Exceptional Series A SaaS Companies Feb 25
- The Impact of a Changing Venture Environment on Startup Fundraising Terms Feb 22
- SaaS Office Hours in New York - A Q&A on the State of the SaaS Market Feb 18
- Venture Debt for SaaS Startups Feb 15
- The Nature of Leverage in Fundraising Conversations Has Changed Feb 05
- 3 Questions for Startups to Answer for Themselves in a Volatile Fundraising Environment Jan 21
- The State of the Startup Fundraising Market in 2016 Jan 11
2015
- What 10x More Seed Capital Means for Founders Sep 27
- Why Skillful Fundraising is a Huge Competitive Advantage Aug 30
- The Impact of the Stock Market on SaaS Valuations in 2015 Aug 24
- The Implications of Raising a High-Priced Round Aug 09
- Why Startups Are Growing Faster Today than Ever Before Aug 07
- Why Consumer Startups Dominate the Megaround Market Jul 26
- How Similar is the Fundraising Environment Today to 2000? Jul 16
- The Fastest Growing Areas of Startup Investment in 2015 Jul 14
- Startup Investment Trends in 2015 Jul 09
- Five Charts on the Second Seed Market Jul 06
- The Impact of Interest Rates on Startup Fundraising Jun 22
- The Decreasing Follow On Financing Success of Startups May 11
- The Gamble of the Private IPO Apr 10
- The Runaway Train of Late Stage Fundraising Apr 01
- The Forces in Tension in the SaaS Fundraising Market Mar 18
- Why Your Startup's Churn Rate Affects Your Company's Ability to Plan Its Future Mar 16
- The State of the SaaS Fundraising Market Mar 13
- The Sudden Growth in Series A Round Sizes Mar 06
- The Compression in SaaS Valuations Jan 23
- The Fundraising Patterns of Unicorn SaaS Companies Jan 22
2014
- Why the Time to $1B in Valuation for Startups is Decreasing Dec 16
- When Will the Tech Bull Market End? Dec 05
- Why It's a Great Time to Raise a Seed Round Nov 06
- The Meteoric Acceleration in Series A Valuations Nov 03
- The Impact of Investor Geography on Your Seed, Series A and B Check Size Oct 26
- The Key Financing Attributes of Startups in the Billion Dollar Club Oct 10
- The Unexpected and Uneven Evolution of the Startup Fundraising Market Oct 08
- Second Seed Rounds: How They Impact a Startup's Ability to Raise a Series A Oct 06
- How Much Cash Should Your Startup Burn? Sep 29
- The Three Frameworks You Need to Create Powerful Presentations and Tell Compelling Stories Sep 24
- The Three Most Important Trends in the Seed Fund Raising Market Aug 18
- The Secret Ingredient to the Best Startup Fundraising Pitches Aug 01
- The Coming Wave of Venture Capital and What It Means for Your Startup Jul 23
- The Importance of Hometown Investors for Startups Jul 01
- The Five Forces Shaping the Fundraising Market Jun 25
- The Hottest Startup Sectors Jun 24
- The Optimal Seed Round Construction to Maximize Series A Success Jun 12
- The Impact of VCs in Seed Rounds in Seven Charts Jun 09
- How the Fund Raising Market Will Evolve in 2014 May 19
- The Worst Time of Year to Raise A Seed Round May 09
- The Current State of the Consumer Internet Market May 06
- What's Happening to the SaaS Market? May 01
- Do Startups Require Less Capital to Succeed than 10 Years Ago? Apr 04
- The Financing Trends of Billion Dollar SaaS Companies Apr 03
- The Hardest Round to Raise for Startups Mar 21
- Are VC Mega-Rounds the New Normal? Mar 19
- How Fast Must a SaaS Startup Grow to Raise a Series A? Mar 17
- How Quickly Does a SaaS Startup Have to Grow to Go Public? Mar 13
- Why There's Never Been a Better Time to Found a SaaS Startup Mar 11
- Do More Competitors in a Sector Decrease Fundraising Success? Mar 03
- The Four Key Steps in Startup Fund Raising Processes Feb 28
- The Impact of a Startup's Location on Its Ability to Raise Capital Feb 18
- Why Startups Face Increasing Competition in Raising Series As and Bs Feb 12
- How Your Startup's Sector Affects Your Ability to Raise a Series A Feb 09
- Using Data to Pick the Optimal Name for Your Startup Feb 07
- The Minimum Size Seed Round to Maximize Series A Follow On Investment Feb 06
- Do Larger Seed Rounds Lead to Bigger Series As? Feb 04
- The Maximum Viable Churn Rate for a Startup Jan 29
- The Best Times of Year to Raise Capital for Your Startup Jan 28
2013
- The 10 Most Important Metrics in a Startup's Financial Statements Dec 16
- Why the Petal Diagram Isn't the Best Competition Diagram for Startup's Pitch Nov 12
- Quick and Dirty Product/Market Fit Validation: Can You Hit Your Quota? Oct 30
- A Startup's Rosetta Stone - How to Succinctly Communicate the Details of a Business Oct 23
- The SaaS Valuation Bubble Oct 22
- The Series A Is Overloaded Aug 29
- The Seed Investment Patterns of Billion Dollar Startups,w Aug 15
- Maximizing the Value of Investor Referrals Jul 29
- Framing Your Startup’s Sales Pitch: Focus on Value, Not on Cost Jul 24
- How to Analyze Your Startup Like A VC in 15 Minutes Or Less Jun 24
- It’s Time to Start Worrying About the Next Round for Your Startup Jun 19
- Investing in the Consumer Web is Dead May 22
- Breaking Down a Typical VC/Startup Diligence Process Apr 02
- The 7 Questions A Startup Should Answer in their Fund Raising Pitch Mar 29
- The 11 Risks VCs Evaluate Mar 28
- How to Align Founder and VC Incentives - Why Fund Size Matters Mar 27
- Your Startup’s 10 Most Important Metrics Mar 26
- The Five Key Dynamics of the Seed Market in 2013 Feb 21
- The Most Important Principle of Start Up Fund Raising Feb 01
- What I Learned From a Two-Year Fund Raising Process Jan 30
- How to nail your product market fit and sales pitch with a value proposition diagram Jan 17