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Prediction Held up
Lee: Series A valuations will reset to $20M-$40M pre-money
“Well, Series A's we're going to be back to eight to twelve million dollars, and Series A valuations will be back to 20 to 35, 40 pre. And B's will be back to a hundred pre, instead of four or 500 pre.”
Aileen Lee Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 15:24 VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder & MP Aileen Lee
Assertion Supported
Lee: LPs Have Put on the Brakes for Venture Funds Raising
“Investors, LPs in venture funds have basically put on the brakes. And so any fund that is trying to raise right now is having a pretty hard time for the most part.”
Aileen Lee Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 22:08 VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder & MP Aileen Lee
Assertion Supported
Lee: Sequoia Redesigned Fund Structure After Realizing Selling Early Sacrificed Returns
“Well, that's, I mean, that's why Sequoia went to this new fund structure, is because they did the analysis, and they showed that by selling too early, they had left a lot on the table.”
Aileen Lee Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 34:58 VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder & MP Aileen Lee
Assertion Supported
Lee: Original unicorn analysis showed most founders were serial entrepreneurs
“One of the things that most, like, the, in the original unicorn analysis, the, one of the things that most of the founders had in common is they were serial entrepreneurs.”
Aileen Lee Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 47:31 VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder & MP Aileen Lee
Assertion Supported
Lee: Mid-2000s angel investors co-invested at $3M to $4M pre-money valuations
“The seed thing was happening in like the mid 2000, like, oh five, oh six, that's when we really should have started, by the way. And angel investors were getting in at three pre, four pre, and they were all co-investing”
Aileen Lee Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 1:16 VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder & MP Aileen Lee
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