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At Series D and later, VC deal activity slowed down in Q1 2024. There are reasons for the decline on both sides of the negotiating table.

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.

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.