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Specht: Outlier AI deals can still raise at 100x ARR
“And then selective AI deals, the outliers, Still, still play on 20, 21 levels. Typically if they show very high growth, and they race then on a, can race on something like a hundred XAR if it's like a very, you know, sought after and competitive process.”
Specht: Top Series A rounds require $2.5M to $4M ARR
“And if we look at the rounds that have happened here, that being done by very good funds, is, You know, between two and a half million AR and four million AR.”
Specht: Most completed 2023 VC rounds required 3x to 5x growth
“So when talking to investors about these rounds that happened and what we saw in the market, actually most of the rounds that happened have been more towards three to five X in growth.”
Specht: Minimum growth benchmarks are 2.5x for Series A, 2x for B
“So right now it's series A. It starts between like two and a half to three X as the minimum growth expectation. And then at series B, it starts at two to two and a half X as the minimum growth expectation.”
Specht: Over 90% of VCs expect Series B burn multiples under 2x
“Where 40% of the people expect a burn multiple between one and one and a half, which is considered to be a great burn multiple. And, 53% want to see one and a half to two X burn multiple. So, 90% of the people, of the funds, want to see burn multiples, ideally…”
Specht: Startup Valuations Have Returned to 2020 Baseline Levels
“But the interesting aspect actually is, when looking at this chart, as valuations actually have just gotten back to the levels they were in, in 2020.”
Specht: All recent outlier high-valuation funding rounds are AI rounds
“All the outlier rounds that raced on very high valuation have been AI rounds.”
Specht: Series B rounds now require at least $5M ARR
“B rounds start at five million ARR with a tendency towards more.”
Specht: 70% of VCs consider 20x to 30x healthy Series A multiples
“And here the answer is between Series A it's roughly 20 to 30 X.
So, 70% of the people fall into that range.
The bucket, actually, with the largest, you know, share of answers, 40%, is 25 to 30 X.”