https://pitchbook.com/tag/series-a series-a en-US Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:23:26 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vcs-love-to-claim-theyre-independent-thinkers-the-data-is-more-complicated Benchmark and Redpoint had the highest syndication rates of the country's top 20 VC firms Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:23:26 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vcs-love-to-claim-theyre-independent-thinkers-the-data-is-more-complicated https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/gumloop-1b-startup-ai-10-employees YC-backed Gumloop is hoping to get there with a football team-sized employee base. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:46:52 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/gumloop-1b-startup-ai-10-employees https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/monad-labs-225m-paradigm-series-a-unicorn The blockchain startup raised $225 million, highlighting renewed excitement for the vertical. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:48:18 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/monad-labs-225m-paradigm-series-a-unicorn https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/seed-series-a-valuation-slowdown After climbing for nearly every quarter since mid-2020, the median pre-money valuation of seed-stage venture capital deals dropped 17% in Q2 20230. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/seed-series-a-valuation-slowdown https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/farizon-geely-vc-electric-vehicles-600m-series-a Chinese auto giant Geely's electric commercial vehicle unit Farizon Auto has raised a $600 million Series A. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/farizon-geely-vc-electric-vehicles-600m-series-a https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/rtp-global-one-billion-fund-early-stage-vc The firm's fourth venture vehicle is more than 50% larger than its previous fund. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/rtp-global-one-billion-fund-early-stage-vc https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/early-stage-investment-platform-europe-plural European founders from companies including Wise and Songkick have launched Plural, an investment platform leveraging entrepreneurs' experience to find early-stage startup opportunities. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/early-stage-investment-platform-europe-plural https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/series-a-seed-deals-venture-capital-market-turmoil After months of relative immunity to market turmoil, Series A and seed deals are starting to feel pricing pressure. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/series-a-seed-deals-venture-capital-market-turmoil https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/revenue-based-financing-silvr-series-a Revenue-based financing startup Silvr has raised 130 million as alternative funding routes continue to gain traction in Europe. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/revenue-based-financing-silvr-series-a https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/is-bigger-better-early-mega-rounds-help-startups-on-key-targets As more venture-backed startups land mega-rounds of $100 million or more, the trend has fueled an ever-growing debate: Do massive early-stage VC checks help, or hurt, fledgling startups? Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/is-bigger-better-early-mega-rounds-help-startups-on-key-targets https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/los-angeles-vc-stars-are-on-the-rise-amid-mega-exits Los Angeles just saw its largest tech acquisition ever when Honey sold to PayPal for $4 billion in November. What's it like to start a company or invest in LA's venture capital ecosystem? Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/los-angeles-vc-stars-are-on-the-rise-amid-mega-exits https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-series-a-team-the-top-5-investors-in-europes-series-a-rounds In the 'fewer but bigger' age of venture captial, early-stage deal figures have suffered as a result. However, a look at the numbers suggests one particular series has been a survivor. Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-series-a-team-the-top-5-investors-in-europes-series-a-rounds https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/automation-anywhere-raises-huge-series-a-as-deal-sizes-continue-to-inflate-in-2018 The process automation startup has brought in $250 million at a $1.8 billion valuation, one of the clearest examples yet of a boom in round sizes during 2018. Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/automation-anywhere-raises-huge-series-a-as-deal-sizes-continue-to-inflate-in-2018 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/petal-looks-to-machine-learning-for-the-future-of-credit-cards Petal, the provider of a no-fee credit card that doesn't require a credit score, follows several other similar startups that raised cash in 2017. Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/petal-looks-to-machine-learning-for-the-future-of-credit-cards https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/fewer-fatter-seed-series-a-deal-sizes-skyrocket-in-2017 We've pulled all the data on seed and Series A investing in US-based companies this year and chatted with experts in the space to provide a comprehensive breakdown of early-stage VC trends this year. Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/fewer-fatter-seed-series-a-deal-sizes-skyrocket-in-2017 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-series-a-deals-fading-away Early-stage VC Balderton Capital has raised a new vehicle at a time when Series A deals in Europe are becoming more scarce. Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-series-a-deals-fading-away https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/how-20-big-name-vcs-in-the-us-are-investing-at-series-a-and-b-datagraphic We've looked at round size and valuations for Silicon Valley powerhouses investing at Series A and B. How do the 20 most active US VCs compare to each other? Thu, 28 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/how-20-big-name-vcs-in-the-us-are-investing-at-series-a-and-b-datagraphic https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/one-third-of-us-startups-that-raised-a-series-a-in-2015-went-through-an-accelerator The proportion of Series A rounds completed each year by accelerator alums has increased YoY for the past eight years, showing the growing amount of influence these programs are having on the venture Fri, 05 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/one-third-of-us-startups-that-raised-a-series-a-in-2015-went-through-an-accelerator