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Learn what distinguishes pre-seed funding from other types of startup funding, including the different types of investors and typical round sizes for early-stage companies.

The venture capital fundraising market remained slow in Q1 2024, but valuations held steady or climbed at almost every stage.

Fundraising for pre-seed companies stayed robust in Q1 2024, dominated by SAFEs and convertible notes; valuation caps remained flat.

The median venture round size increased at every stage from seed to Series C during Q1 2024, a welcome development for cash-hungry startups.

Debt financing—including SBA loans, credit lines, and bonds—is when companies borrow money and pay it back, typically with interest. Learn how it works.

An increasing number of seed-stage rounds are extension financings, or bridge rounds.

Valuations and round sizes rose at most stages in Q1 2024.

Median seed valuations trended up in Q4 in the healthtech, consumer, and fintech sectors. In other key metrics, the numbers weren’t so rosy.

Between Q1 2021 and Q1 2022, the number of M&A deals targeting startups on Carta increased by 79%.

As the count of new seed deals steadily shrinks, some founders are finding new funding paths.

Employee ownership schemes are now available to a wider pool of French workers than ever before, including the most popular among them: BSPCEs.