What do the Series A, B, C… funding rounds mean?

STARTUP FUNDING ..... WHAT DO THE DIFFERENT ROUNDS OF FUNDING MEAN? THE A,B,C OF FUNDING SEED FUNDING edea Figure Out the market & build MVP Who Invests? The purpose of the series seed is for the: Angels, SuperAngels, and early company to figure out the product it is stage VCs all invest in seed rounds. building, the market it is in, and the user base. Typically, a seed round helps the: Amount Invested company scale to a few employees past: Typically ranges between $50k to the founders and to build and launch an $2 Million early product. VENTURE CAPITAL SERIES A FUNDING Who Invests? Scaling the product and getting to a Venture Capitals with some seed participation business model The purpose of Series A is to figure out or scale distribution, scale geographically or across verticals and figure out a business model Amount Invested Typically ranges between $2M to $15 Million SERIES B FUNDING SERIES C & BEYOND All about scaling Fast growth & consolidation You have traction with users, and Series C and beyond rounds are utilized typically you also have a business model : for growing at a rapid pace and starting that has come together. Typically to make acquistions and scale to consolidate by acquiring smaller competitors user base, Who Invests? Who Invests? Venture Capitals. Generally, those Venture Capitals. Generally, those who have invested in Series A and who have invested in Series A and some additional firms some additional firms Amount Invested Amount Invested Runs into hundreds of millions of In tens of millions. dollars. VENTURE ALI © Venture Gali http://www.venturegali.com