Seed Funding Debate

Discussions center on the size, adequacy, and implications of seed funding rounds, including distinctions from Series A, investor expectations set by round labels, and strategies for early-stage startups.

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meigwilym Apr 28, 2023 View on HN

Seed funding wasn't enough?

encoderer Feb 19, 2025 View on HN

Has the huge seed round thing ever worked?

teej May 3, 2009 View on HN

Not even to raise your Series A?

ivankirigin Apr 3, 2013 View on HN

This is missing their seed stage investments

estsauver Aug 3, 2017 View on HN

It really has to do with expectations. The expectations of a company that has raised a "Seed" are X, the expectations of a company that's raised an A are 3X, a series B are 15x etc. By positioning yourself as having only raised a seed it makes it easier to raise later rounds. It's a very real anchoring effect.

throwaway31415 Jan 25, 2012 View on HN

Low 8-digits. It's definitely closer to the angel/early-stage side of things. Updated the question to reflect this.

cykho Nov 20, 2014 View on HN

This is a real wakeup call - raise bigger seed rounds to last until you're a breakout success.

edmack Mar 24, 2015 View on HN

It's early seed stage for many :)

dustingetz Apr 1, 2020 View on HN

you’re not supposed to make the money last, you’re supposed to raise a seed round in 3 months or die

tptacek Oct 16, 2017 View on HN

Do first-time founders really ever raise A rounds anymore without first raising some kind of significant unpriced seed round?