Fundraising
Series A
The round after seed, raised once you have proof the model works and want to scale it. Investors expect real numbers, not just a story.
Example
A startup at ₹1Cr ARR growing 15% monthly is typical Series A territory.
Related terms
Valuation
How much your company is judged to be worth. 'Pre-money' is the value before new investment; 'post-money' is pre-money plus the money raised.
Dilution
When new shares are issued (to investors or employees), each existing owner's percentage of the company shrinks — even though the company is usually worth more overall.
Venture Capital
Firms that invest other people’s money into high-growth startups in exchange for equity, expecting a small number of large wins.
Seed Round
Usually the first meaningful outside money, raised to find product-market fit rather than to scale.
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