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

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

Equity crowdfunding is a type of regulated fundraising where startups raise capital from large groups of investors in exchange for small amounts of equity.

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.

Last year’s figures in late-stage dealmaking were far off the late-stage market’s peak in 2021. They’re also still lagging behind the pre-pandemic funding market of 2019.

Learn about equity management in Germany, including ESOPs and VSOPs, and what startups need to know about the Future Financing Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz or ZuFinG).

Share options are a powerful tool that can unite a team towards a long-term goal and allow you to hang on to top talent for longer

While volatility diminished in 2023, fundraising activity in the startup ecosystem remained near recent lows in Q4 2023.