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The Seeds Have Changed: An Epilogue to The New Venture Landscape

K9 Ventures

That in turn requires more capital. In addition, the competition for and the cost of hiring people, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, has gone up dramatically. Increased competition for Series A means company needed more traction. more traction means it takes longer.

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

With this seed capital – more often than not totaling between $100,000 and $1,000,000 - the company accomplishes a number of key technical milestones, gets a beta customer or two, and then goes on a "road show" to venture capitalists around the country for capital to “scale” the business.