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seed stage

5 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Aug 25, 2022 by Jason Lemkin · across every show →

Everything said about seed stage, oldest first

Aug 25, 2022 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lemkin: Seed-stage VC deal activity has dropped by half
“At the early seed stage, I would say folks are about half as active as they were 60 days ago.”
Jason Lemkin Aug 25, 2022 ▶ 7:15 The Answers To Scaling, Hiring, And Everything Else: An AMA With Saastr Founder & Ceo Jason Lemkin
Nov 1, 2022
Disclosure
Blond: Founders Fund targets 10% minimum ownership and $1M seed checks
“On a seed deal, you know, like we would like to get like the 10% ownership of the company as sort of a minimum. And so that's, I think like sort of a million dollars would be minimum check size.”
Sam Blond Nov 1, 2022 ▶ 19:36 SaaStr CRO Confidential: How to Raise in Late 2022 with Jason Lemkin and Sam Blond of Founders Fund
Sep 13, 2023 bullish
Opinion
David Sacks: Series A and B are currently better investments than seed
“So I, I'm no longer convinced that seed is particularly like a bargain in terms of that part of the market. In fact, I think probably Series A or Series B is a better place to invest.”
David Sacks Sep 13, 2023 ▶ 10:24 What the Future of SaaS Holds with David Sacks, Founder & General Partner, Craft Ventures
Sep 27, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Half of 2023 Seed-Stage SaaS Startups Raised Pre-Revenue
“At the seed stage, as you can see here, approximately half of them were pre-revenue, while the other half had some ARR, anything between just a couple of 100,000 dollars Up to about a million or even 1.5 million.”
Christoph Janz Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 5:49 What it Takes to Raise Capital with Christoph Janz of Point Nine
Sep 27, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
2023 Seed Rounds Average $4M–$5M at $10M–$20M Pre-Money
“Most seed rounds were very roughly in the four to five million range at around 10 to twenty million pre.”
Christoph Janz Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 5:29 What it Takes to Raise Capital with Christoph Janz of Point Nine
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