Yesterday this column A detailed mapping of the emerging venture capital market is discussed. We argued that the data collected showed the existence of Series C “controversy,” or a bottleneck for startups to climb the capital ladder.
Having been “crunchy” to varying degrees in the past, the fact that Series Cs are particularly stiff today may not ruffle your feathers. But because C rounds can be considered a gateway to late-stage startups, many tech startups are seeing a widening gap between Series A and B rounds and their prospects.
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GGV’s Jeff Richards, a venture capitalist with a penchant for tweeting investment banking research (never mind) It was mentioned on Twitter In response to our report, while C and D rounds look ominous today, there is reason to believe that a good number of late-stage companies will have enough cash to sustain themselves for some of the upcoming rounds:
