Seed Investment Dollars Dropped 20 Percent Since Last Quarter
Dollar to dollar, Q3 2016 dropped 21 percent from Q2 2016, and 34 percent since Q3 of last year. The sole metric that is higher is in the series B slot, as Tech.Co previously reported: Not all startup have that $61 billion Uber-level valuation. What should all the newbie companies hoping for a seed round do?
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The newest seed managers need to widen their reach for funding, as VC Bryce Roberts, of OATV, argues in a blog post. First, he underlines the new normal of funding rounds: Then, he covers the response he’d recommend: The future of seed funding might be unclear, but whatever it is, it won’t look like it used to. Startups are built to embrace risk, and now their seed round funds are riskier than ever.
