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Why Seed Rounds Are Growing as Startups Shrink

Tomasz Tunguz

A decade ago, these smaller rounds formed the backbone of startup financing, comprising over 70% of all seed deals. percentage point drop fundamentally reshaped how startups raise their first institutional capital. US venture capital fundraising nearly doubled from $42.3B We’re witnessing a shift in startup financing.

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Lioncrest Ventures Launches $100M Equity and Credit Fund Platform for Growth-Stage Tech Startups

American Entrepreneurship

New multi-strategy venture fund addresses capital alignment challenges with equity and credit options tailored for scaling companies in regulated industries. Lioncrest Ventures, led by experienced investor Leib Bolel, aims to change that by offering flexible capital solutions tailored to business models and scale trajectories.

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The VC Stack Makeover: What Today's Funds Need - Webinar

The Seraf Compass

Tracks holdings, IRR, and custom KPIs Collects updates directly from founders Organizes all deal docs and deadlines Auto-generates reports and LP-ready outputs Enables investor portals with real-time access A smart stack isn ’t about more tech. It’s about less noise.

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Extend Raises $17M to Transform Document Processing with AI-Powered Cloud Platform

American Entrepreneurship

The result is a platform trusted by leading companies across multiple industries where precision is vital—finance, healthcare, logistics, compliance, and more. “We built Extend to change that—delivering state-of-the-art accuracy out of the box, letting teams go from prototype to production in days instead of months.”

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Island Raises $250M Series E Funding, Reaches $4.8 Billion Valuation

American Entrepreneurship

With this new capital, Island has now raised approximately $730 million to date, indicating the confidence investors have in its transformative technology and market trajectory. Islands ascent is not just a story of capital raised, but of a paradigm shift in how enterprises secure and deliver digital work.

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How to Communicate Impact Metrics to Investors

StartupNation

Leveraging before-and-after scenarios may help, enabling you to showcase how your solutions solved specific customer problems. That shift made all the difference — not only did we close our seed round oversubscribed, but we also attracted mission-aligned partners who continue to add value beyond capital. That’s the goal.

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Stealth Nexthop AI Emerges with $110M in funding to Build Next-Gen Networking Infrastructure for Hyperscalers

American Entrepreneurship

The funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners included Kleiner Perkins, WestBridge Capital, Battery Ventures, and Emergent Ventures. With this capital injection, Nexthop AI plans to accelerate the development of its cutting-edge networking solutionstailored specifically for hyperscale AI infrastructure.