TechCrunch+ dug up. The late-stage funding market used the latest data from Map Yesterday to explore how the largest startup rounds are changing. Catching up with those who missed the article: We’re seeing late-stage startup rounds shrink rapidly, although valuations for startups close to public are sticking to our expectations.
Today we flipped the script and are watching. First Initial phase, using the same data set as before. Why race? Because if you want to understand the start-up market, it’s only grk what comes after how investors keep track of placing wagers on small companies; Today’s seed companies are tomorrow’s defiant unicorns clinging to paper values higher than Olympus Mons!
Seed is holding up better than investing of late in some important ways, pushing back against the narrative that we’re in some kind of startup failure. In fact, times look very good for new startups hunting for capital.
