Opinion

January 10, 2022

What the alphabet soup of funding round labels means for founders

Do seed, Series A and so on mean anything anymore? Funding round labels are blurring, creating challenges for startups and VCs.


Annalise Dragic

4 min read

Sapphire

In recent months, there has been rising chatter in the startup and investment worlds around the labels we attach to funding rounds. Scan your eyes over the tech press and you’ll see a Series B announcement for $25m sat right alongside another for $205m. News of one Series A at $100m comes alongside another at $5m.

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