Jovtenko: SaaS startups shouldn't raise Series A under $1.5M ARR
Vlad Jovtenko · How he Negotiated $9m valuation with $1m ARR sales attribution SaaS tool · Aug 3, 2022 · at 10:09
Vlad Jovtenko discusses benchmarks and milestones required before taking a marketing attribution SaaS company out for Series A funding.
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“You don't raise Series A until you got at least 1.5 million.”
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