Q3 has ended - so how did venture do?
According to our First Cut: State of Private Markets report, not bad!
Median valuations were up across most stages save Series C.
Round sizes were a little more volatile but rose in Seed, Series A and Series C.
The overall picture seems relatively unchanged: VCs are being picky about the companies they invest in but are willing to buy equity at robust prices for the right startup.
Be sure to check out the full report at the link above—don't miss the downloadable addendum with primary and bridge round data broken out!
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