Series A crunch

4 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Dec 23, 2015 by Sumeet Shah · across every show →

Everything said about Series A crunch, oldest first

Dec 23, 2015 negative
Opinion
Shah: The Series A crunch primarily impacts software and tech startups
“The Series A crunch definitely exists a lot when it comes to technology and app-focused and software-focused startups.”
Sumeet Shah Dec 23, 2015 ▶ 5:25 20 VC: Are Unicorns Necessary To Make Big Returns and The Series A Crunch with Sumeet Shah @ Brand Foundry Ventures
Jan 16, 2017 bearish
Prediction Partly held up
Chang: Startups face an upcoming Series A and Series B funding crunch
“Let's call a spade a spade, and there is no real seed two or seed three. That's basically a bridge, right? That pretty much means you haven't found proper product market fit to extend over into a proper series A, so we will see a big series A crunch series B c…”
Tim Chang Jan 16, 2017 ▶ 8:46 20VC: Why We Will See A Big Series B Crunch? Why Proprietary Data Pools & AI Talent Will Be The New Limited Natural Resources? Why Now Is The Closest Thing To A New Normal with Tim Chang, Managing Director @ Mayfield Fund
Feb 13, 2017 positive
Opinion
The Series A Crunch Was Overall Healthy for the Startup Ecosystem
“And, you know, one of the byproducts was it really forced companies to focus on their core metrics. What really happened in the, over the last couple of years is, you know, series a investors and B started really focusing on, you know, is this a good business?…”
Topher Conway Feb 13, 2017 ▶ 17:58 20VC: Why We Are Valuation & Ownership Insensitive, Why We Do Not Take Board Seats & The Effects Of The Series A Crunch with Topher Conway, Co-Managing Partner @ SV Angel
Apr 3, 2017 negative
Opinion
Hunter Walk: There is no Series A crunch in tech
“I tend to be on the side that there is no Series A crunch in the sense that I have yet to find a company that I thought should be able to raise a Series A fail to do so.”
Hunter Walk Apr 3, 2017 ▶ 7:37 20VC: Homebrew's Hunter Walk on Why There Is No Series A Crunch, How To Package Portfolio Companies For The Next Round & Why The Bridge Round Is Not Always A Negative Sign?
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