Marie’s guide to raising a 10M+ round in 2023
<p>After several frothy years, a nuclear winter descended on the VC and startup communities during the last 6 months of 2022. Fundraising plummeted, and valuations weren’t far behind. Most founders avoided raising follow-on rounds because they sensed the market was unresponsive. The ones who had to raise mostly did internal rounds or beat the odds through sheer force of will.</p>
<p>This downturn didn’t impact all stages equally. Later-stage funding almost completely evaporated as big international funds retreated. At the other end of the spectrum, Seed funding remained stable as the growth in business angels, family offices, new Seed funds, and Bpifrance support kept the checks coming.</p>
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