Sunday optimism! Seems that early-stage fundraising across US VC picked up steam in April.
And the mix of rounds was the most telling indicator. Primary rounds (that is, first rounds in a series, usually with new investors) have risen quickly since January while bridge rounds are muddling along or declining.
Yes, it's just a 4 month sample.
And yes, there's some seasonality here.
But some optimism never hurt anybody. 😁
We'll have a look into full Q2 metrics like median valuation and median round size next Monday after some flash analysis next weekend. Fingers crossed we some some positive trends there as well.
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