So Venture Capital is back in force — but not for everyone.
- 71% of all VCs dollars are going into AI
- VC dollars are more and more concentrated into winners at growth stage
- Many traditional B2B VCs are now looking for faster growth than even T3D2 today, in the Age of AI
So everything in some ways seems the same in fundraising, but really, is so different.
And what I find is that most founders just don’t know.
They don’t see 100% of the change directly, and they don’t really know for sure if they are fundable or not. Especially when so many of the big rounds on TechCrunch were actually signed and even closed before the Big Change.
So here’s my simple suggestion, in good times and bad:
Once a quarter at least, at your board meetings, if nothing else, if you have them — ask each of your 4-5 largest investors:
Are we fundable today? What are the odds we can close a round? And at what terms?
You’ll often be surprised. And the one thing VCs usually know better than founders is how fundable you are. That’s what they do all day, every day, after all.
Especially the founders doing pretty well, but not knocking it out of the park, are often surprised. Especially the founders who had such an easy time raising the last round, are often surprised.
I’d say at least half are surprised.
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