Venture Capital
Pre-Seed Funding: What It Is, Who Writes the Checks, and What Founders Need to Know
In Q3 2024, the median pre-seed SAFE in the United States raised $275,000 at a $10 million post-money valuation cap , according to Carta's State of Pre-Seed report . That number tells you a lot. Pre-seed is not a small...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Capital Raising
Pre-Seed Funding: the Complete Guide to the Most Misunderstood Stage of Startup Finance
Ten years ago, pre-seed was not a real category. It was what people called a funding round when they were embarrassed to admit the check size. Friends-and-family money dressed up in venture terminology. The round that did not count.
AIN Editorial Team··9 min read