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Mega-fund VCs now say going from M to M ARR is not interesting—a dramatic shift from the triple-triple-double-double standard of just a few years ago.

SVB data shows no consistent ARR threshold triggers a seed round—companies with zero revenue and those with millions both successfully close seed rounds.

Carta defines pre-seed as post-money SAFEs raising between K and M before any priced round—because fuzzy stage names hide important market differences.

The game of venture capital involves founders selling equity in their companies for cash.

Small checks under K make up more than 50% of all checks in the earliest rounds—dismissing small investors means missing a critical source of momentum capital.

From the COVID spike in 2020 through the ZIRP boom of 2021 and the brutal 2022-2023 contraction, startup layoffs at Carta companies tell the full arc of...

Senate Ag advances its crypto market structure bill, the SEC clarifies tokenization rules, and bipartisan negotiations continue on the CLARITY Act as regulatory priorities shift toward on-chain infrastructure and digital asset oversight.

From 1,339 SAFE rounds in 2025: valuation caps rise with round size, the gap between median and top-10% caps widens significantly above M raised.

California will require most venture capital firms with state ties to report anonymized demographic data on founders starting this year, imposing new compliance obligations and increasing transparency across the VC ecosystem.

Original research from proprietary data is a superior alternative to pitching puff pieces—build relationships with reporters by helping them write better...

Miami ranks in the top 10 for early-stage funding but its young ecosystem means companies aren't old enough yet to generate the massive late-stage rounds.