Series A valuation

also referred to as: series a valuations

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Sep 23, 2019 by Matt Harris · across every show →

Everything said about Series A valuation, oldest first

Sep 23, 2019 positive
Insight
Harris: Entry valuation matters little if Series A ownership hits 18%-25%
“If you own 20%, 25%, 18%, something meaningful of a company that ends up being important, then it doesn't really matter whether your entry price was 20 posts or 40 posts.”
Matt Harris Sep 23, 2019 ▶ 13:30 20VC: Bain's Matt Harris on Why Valuation And Market Size Are Not The Most Important Thing At Series A, Why Backing Sociopaths Can Work & Late Cycle Momentum Investing & The Changes That Will Stay in Venture Forever
Nov 17, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Kim: Average Series A valuations hit $35M in both 2021 and 2023
“Meeting last week or two weeks ago, and essentially a valuations are at 35, which was the same as 21. And now we all know about the spikes and the 20 on a hundred and all of that, but like as an average, it was 24 in 2020 thirty five million bucks and 21 forty…”
Eurie Kim Nov 17, 2023 ▶ 18:45 Roundtable #6 with Rebecca Kaden, Nicole Quinn, Eurie Kim, Harry Stebbings | E1083 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 2, 2026 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Zeev: Overvalued Series A rounds with no progression have existed for 30 years
“It's always been the case. It's always been the case, even 30 years ago, that someone invests you know, you have a seed round basically founders in the idea it's priced low. And then a year and a half later, basically, they have now 20 people, they have an off…”
Oren Zeev Feb 2, 2026 ▶ 50:07 Oren Zeev: Why AI Growth Expectations Are BS & Won't Last? Why GPs Shouldn't Tell LPs Their Strategy
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