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This episode is unique and does not fit our series of founders interview.
Today, I sit down with Peter Walker the head of insights at Carta, a cap table management software providing unique features. Carta has more than 43k startups on its platform which makes it uniquely positioned to gather insights.
In this episode, we are talking about data driven insights in the fundraising market such as fundraising trends, valuations, shutdowns, equity splits, compensations, revenue-lead versus venture backed startups, AI companies.. the list is long!
This is “Fundraising 101” - everything the data tell us to help you get started! 📈
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Background
02:00 Transition from Health to Startup
04:04 Experience at Carta
08:39 Carta's Product and Role in the Ecosystem
12:09 State of the Fundraising Market
16:21 Startup Shutdowns and Valuations
21:10 Bootstrapping vs Venture-backed Startups
23:26 Considerations for Fundraising
24:47 The Gap in Funding for Growing Companies
26:04 Fundraising for the First Time
29:30 Angel Round and Equity Distribution
32:06 Valuation and Funding Trends
36:41 AI Companies and Industry Trends
40:06 Timeline Between Fundraising Rounds
42:39 Headcounts and Employment in Startups
46:02 Forecast for 2024
49:08 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
State of the fundraising market (trends, valuations, equity splits, shutdowns) - Peter Walker (Carta)