funding round
Startup money event
A funding round is a discrete phase of investment in which a company raises capital from investors.
Startups typically progress through named rounds—seed, Series A, Series B, and so on—each representing greater maturity and larger amounts: They closed their Series C funding round at $50 million.
The term implies structured negotiation over valuation, equity stakes, and terms.
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- friends and familyPersonal social circle
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- capitalWealth used for investment
- investorsThose who commit capital
lead investor · startup · valuation · pitch · pitch deck · series · angel · term sheet · pro rata · equity · dilution · unicorn · raise · due diligence · bridge financing · burn rate · runway · milestone
- entrepreneurshipentrepreneur, startup, founder, co-founder, cofounder
- business fundingbank loans, venture capital, angel investor, debt financing, bank loan
- Business Stagesstartup, launch, growth, maturity, decline
- crowdfundingbacker, backers, campaign, contribution, contributor
- Startupsstartup, founder, founders, startups, co-founder
- Tech Startupsstartup, founder, unicorn, co-founder, pitch deck
funding roundloan
Borrowed money repaid later
debt financing · bootstrap · bootstrapping · self-funding · bank loan
funding roundliquidation
Selling assets for cash
IPO · acquisition · exit · divestiture · share buyback
funding roundwind-down
Gradual transition to rest
bankruptcy · dissolution · downsizing · insolvency · liquidation
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