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The bar for raising has never been higher. Blame AI.
The fundraising bar has moved. In this episode, we unpack what investors now expect at Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A and why traction alone won't get you funded anymore. We break down the shifting benchmarks across each stage, what "de-riske...
What the new Series A bar means for your seed round in 2026
The Series A ladder hasn't disappeared, it's just moved: founders raising seed today are expected to hit traction that used to define a Series A. David and Rhys unpack why the bar has risen so sharply: seed rounds now behave like the old Se...
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The founder fear that's actually a myth: does cashing out mean checking out?
Time to IPO has stretched from 4 to 15 years, so what actually happens to equity while founders wait?
In this episode, Rhys and Davi...
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