seed round
also referred to as: seed rounds
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 11, 2024 by John Coogan · across every show →
Everything said about seed round, oldest first
Dec 11, 2024 neutral
Coogan: Sub-$2M seed rounds are no longer competitive in venture capital
“The mango seed round for anything over like two million, and there was a big question about like, Oh, is it dangerous because, like, you have too much money and the valuation's too high for the seed? Now it's like, if you're not doing a mango seed round, you'r…”
Dec 14, 2024 positive
Coogan: Deploying $100M into seed rounds offers better returns than hiring associates
“If you raise a billion dollar fund and you put a hundred million aside for million dollar seed rounds, that's a hundred companies. You're not going to hire a hundred associates with a billion dollar fund. And so the math just plays out much better. You get all…”
Mar 19, 2025 bearish
Byers: $70M pre-product seed rounds will be a huge waste of capital
“There's seed rounds at 70 with nothing and like four 19 year olds. Like this is insane. And because Ventures Power Law, that individual deal can make sense if it's the right one. But as an industry, it's going to be a huge waste of capital.”