229. Seed Crust: Year of the Bridge

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Peter Walker dubbed 2023 "The Year of the Bridge Round." In many cases, the founders did what they set out to do, it's just that the bar for Series A moved.
Seed Crust: State of the Seed Market 1H 2024
Most startups at Seed are circling around, unable to break through to Series A. We're calling this the Seed Crust. I recently released a market report covering:

• The market forces behind this
• What it will take for this to change
• The paths forward for founders stuck

Download the report and watch the event here: https://vcminute.substack.com/p/seed-crust

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