seed round

also referred to as: seed rounds

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Feb 23, 2018 by Sam Altman · across every show →

Everything said about seed round, oldest first

Feb 23, 2018 negative
Opinion
Altman: Founders can no longer make occasional small angel investments
“That's kind of, like, as a founder not making much money, kind of, that was sort of the size of check you could do, but it was still possible to, like, once a year make an angel investment as a founder and now I just think you can't, because the amounts of mon…”
Sam Altman Feb 23, 2018 ▶ 9:26 Uncut Interview with Sam Altman on Masters of Scale [Audio] · Y Combinator
Mar 9, 2018 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Bromberg: Startup seed rounds crested $1M for the first time around 2010
“In 2010 after the recession more angels, more seed funds investing smaller and smaller amounts. At the same time, we saw seed rounds crest a million dollars for the first time”
Andy Bromberg Mar 9, 2018 ▶ 20:27 Andy Bromberg - Startup Investor School Day 4 · Y Combinator
Oct 10, 2018 negative
Disclosure
Ralston: YC advises founders against priced equity in seed rounds
“We don't recommend you do equity in a seed round. Usually it'll be on some sort of convertible.”
Geoff Ralston Oct 10, 2018 ▶ 19:40 Fundraising Fundamentals By Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
Sep 15, 2022 negative
Insight
Taggar: Easy Early Funding for Repeat Founders Acts Like Taking Out Debt
“I'll say you find that eventually though, it's a little bit like taking out debt, honestly, where it's like maybe early on as a second time founder, like maybe the seed rounds easier, maybe even a series A is easier, but the later, the longer you work in your …”
Harj Taggar Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 10:35 Advantages Of A First-Time Founder · Y Combinator
Mar 29, 2023 positive
Insight
Flora: Typical seed rounds close in days or weeks with zero legal fees
“Your typical seed round is actually much smaller. 500,000, maybe a couple million dollars. You can close it in weeks, if not days, and there's no legal fees.”
Brad Flora Mar 29, 2023 ▶ 15:14 How Startup Fundraising Works | Startup School · Y Combinator
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