Shrinkage After watching presentations from teams coming out of recent accelerator demo days, conversations with founders surprised me. The new normal was targeting $2-3 million raises at $10-15 million valuations—a notable shift from the $5 million rounds at $20-25 million caps that characterized previous markets. The driving factor wasn't market pessimism or lowered ambitions. Instead it was a reflection of a profound change in what it actually takes to build a profitable company today. Thi...
July 14, 2025