Editor’s Morning Note: The markets are down, earnings season is in high gear and, yes, the Yahoo deal is official.
TLDR: Dollar-denominated Series A rounds dipped in Q2. Regardless, Series A rounds remain strong on a historical basis.
TL;DR We investigated whether raising a lot of Seed and Angel money affects a startup’s likelihood of raising a Series A round. Here are the main takeaways:
tl;dr: After a long run, global macroeconomic uncertainty prompts Series A investors to take a breather.
tl;dr: Averaged historical data for US VC shows declining venture deal volume, and rebounding investment.
tl;dr Investors pre-paid too much for expected future growth.
tl;dr: Why the hell are you worrying about global GDP growth when you are riding a secular shift?
This is a guest post by Allison Schultz, COO and founding partner @RebootHQ and @theceobootcamp. (originally posted on…
This guest post was written by Patrick Mathieson, who works at the venture firm Toba Capital. Feel free to reach out to him via Quora or via Twitter with feedback on this blog post.
