A seed investor says founders now come prepared with specific numbers: raise amounts and valuations like $500K at $5 million. The shift reflects a soberer funding environment where smarter entrepreneurs understand they need clear, realistic proposals instead of vague pitches.
You know, as a seed investor, people come to us and I don't tell them, here's an offer. I say, what are you raising and what terms? And they say, you know, in a hot market, they're like, I don't know, what are we raising? And how much are you willing to pay? And now people come in and they just say, we're raising $500K at a $5 million valuation. We're raising $800K at an $8 million valuation. There's a very sober funding environment, and entrepreneurs have figured that out, the smart ones.
