VCs Invest at Different Stages
Seed Investment:
- Concept sell
- Bootstrap funded to date
- The entrepreneur
- Technology in development
Series ‘A’:
- Pre-market launch
- First major funding round
- Lead entrepreneur, key support
- Beta technology developed
Series ‘B’:
- Market tested, ramp-up
- Marketing, sales expansion
- Full management team
- Version 1.0 in market
Series ‘C’ to IPO:
- Established, growing co.
- Major market expansion
- Extended staff, M&A
- New product development