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In 2024, many Y Combinator startups only want tiny seed rounds — but there’s a catch The terms they want are repelling many institutional seed VCs They were all looking to raise nearly identical rounds: $1.5 million to $2 million with around a $15 million post-money valuation, while giving up only 10% of their companies — aside from YC’s standard deal, where it takes a 7% stake. Most had raised the majority of that already from multiple angels with only a few hundred thousand dollars’ worth of shares left to sell. These startups are still seeking higher valuations than what startups that didn’t attend the storied accelerator are getting in the wild. But the risk is, if companies are labeling these smaller rounds as “seed rounds” with their sights set on next raising a Series A, they could run into problems. And if the startup does need more money between a seed and Series A round, not having institutional backers to turn to will make getting that capital a bit trickier.
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📩 Advice on building startups from SeedBlink, Focused For Business and Equidam The Equidam Monthly is a curated collection of articles from the best in the industry delivered on (or near!) the last Friday of the month: • 📢 Trends in the world of venture capital • 🚶 Advice from founders, investors and experts • 🏃 Early stage fundraising news Read the full newsletter here: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ejPTfza7 Here's a quick preview of this month's stories: • Deirdre Bosa of CNBC Business News examines the meteoric rise in valuations of AI companies, in "The valuation reckoning: When AI startup darlings hit stratospheric levels" • Gené Teare of Crunchbase reports a downturn in seed and early-stage venture funding for European startups, in "European Venture Funding Slows Further At Seed And Early Stage" • Marina Temkin, CFA of PitchBook dives into the challenging landscape of venture capital exits, in "Recent IPOs won't pull 2023 out of VC exit value trough" Set ... 🚶 • Hatty Fawcett of Focused For Business explains the pivotal role of financial forecasting in securing startup investment, in "Investing your time where it counts – the numbers" • Dan G. of Equidam looks at benchmarks for startup revenue growth from some of the fastest growing companies, in "Benchmarks for Startup Revenue Growth" • SeedBlink provide startups with practical guidance and strategies for successful fundraising, in "Fundraising Lessons Learned from 100 Rounds" Go!!! 🏃 • Mariia Tintul of Startup Wise Guys announces their four-month Growth Ukraine accelerator program to support Ukrainian startups aiming to expand in Europe, in "Startup Wise Guys and EBRD Launch Growth Ukraine Program" • Nurçin Metingil of ArcticStartup reports on a startup addressing the challenges of organizational knowledge fragmentation, in "Wudpecker secures pre-seed funding from Trind Ventures, Accelerace, and Sofokus Ventures" • Tom Jackson of Disrupt Africa covers the recent seven-figure round secured by Senegalese FMCG intelligence startup, Lengo AI, in "Senegalese FMCG intelligence startup Lengo AI secures pre-seed funding round" #Fundraising #VC #Startups Daniel Faloppa Brianna Quintero Ankur Dahama Hai Ta Joona Jokivuori Reima Linnanvirta Turo Numminen Max A. Smith Roger-Xavier Macia Ismaïla SECK Acasia Ventures Platform Fund P1 Ventures Launch Africa Ventures Voltron Capital
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Following a funding cooldown in 2022 and 2023, more founders are bootstrapping their startups. Bootstrapping lets founders keep more control over their companies compared to taking VC money. Bootstrapping also allows startups be nimble and pivot to find product-market fit. #startupfunding #startup #vcfunding https://lnkd.in/gx4EVT_f
Some startup founders say VC influence is 'debilitating.' Here's why they are turning down outside funding and bootstrapping instead.
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Why VCs are investing in startups that help other startups shut down In one of the #VC world’s greatest ironies, investors have lately been clamoring to back #startups that are helping other startups shut down. So whether a VC-backed startup is succeeding or shuttering, #investors themselves are finding ways to make returns for their limited partners while also helping founders move on more quickly. And with an estimated 90% startup failure rate, there appears to be no shortage of potential customers for companies who specialize in unwinding other companies. As one seed-stage investor recently bemoaned on X, “Wind downs are sad, emotional and hard enough. Add the legal, financial and logistics work and it doubles the pain. I feel for founders going through this.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gqZnNw45
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The most valuable startups are nearing profitability, but at what cost? This trend reflects improvements in the startup ecosystem, but also raises questions about sustainability. How can startups maintain growth while balancing profitability? #Startups #Venture #StartupTrends
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4 years ago we launched SMOK. How is it doing? We invested €9M in 24 startups which now make €33.6M in ARR and hire 678 people. Our startups raised €100m from external investors — 83% of new funding came from investors from outside of Central and Eastern Europe. The overall valuation of all of our portfolio startups is €250m. Average valuation bump of a portfolio startup is 3.1x (for equity rounds) or 5.9x (when also counting the SAFE caps). 87.5% of portfolio startups managed to raise additional funding after SMOK’s pre-seed investment. 1/3 of SMOK startups have a female co-founder, while 12.5% of startups had a female-only founding team at the time of investing. 7 startups are thriving, 7 are doing well, 7 are struggling, 3 are dead. 🌈 Borys Musielak summed up our first 4 years in a post, which includes many more numbers, insights into our key errors and vision for the future: https://lnkd.in/dHm-ww_K #ceevalley #venturecapital #startups #smokportfolio
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As someone who is in the middle of two early stage startups, I found this to be a good article framing the importance of Product-Market Fit (PMF). "Hair on Fire", "Hard Fact" and "Future Vision" are the three different archetypes noted and, for a startup, important to figure out up front (along with founder-market fit). However, chances are somewhere else in the world someone is or wants to launch something similar as your startup so ruthless execution is paramount in order to generate the velocity needed to stay ahead of everyone else. #productmarketfit
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Scaling midsize startups involves navigating a unique space between unicorns and small businesses. These midsize startups set their sights on valuations ranging from high single-digit to high tens of millions within 5-10 years, carving out niches with promising growth prospects. But it's not all smooth sailing… Scaling these startups requires more than just ambition and determination. Described as the “mighty-middle”, investors are attracted to these startups for their innovations and substantial returns. However, to foster the growth of startups in this space, we need to focus on building a strong foundation and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. At BioArte, this is our commitment: navigating the dynamic terrain of scaling with a focus on innovation and sustainable growth. #Startups #ScalingUp #Innovation
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Summary: The Bowery Capital general partner noticed a trend among the latest Y Combinator accelerator batch, where startups were seeking smaller rounds with higher valuations and minimal equity stakes. This trend has sparked discussions about the changing views of VCs towards YC companies and the effectiveness of the YC badge in attracting investors. Key takeaways: Startups from the latest Y Combinator batch are seeking smaller rounds and higher valuations, with a focus on minimal equity stakes. This trend may be attributed to the influence of the YC badge, as founders expect it to persuade VCs to overlook their fund's ownership requirements. This trend highlights the changing views of VCs towards YC companies and the challenges faced by YC-backed startups in attracting investors. Counter arguments: The author notes that the YC accelerator isn't as selective as it once was, but this may not necessarily impact its effectiveness in producing successful startups. Even though the YC badge may no longer hold the same weight in attracting VCs, it still provides access to valuable resources and mentorship, which can lead to success for the startups. #venturecapital #vc #startups
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