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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. Carta data shows SaaS companies are 20% smaller at Series A today than in H1 2020. We’re witnessing a shift in startup financing. Why is the sub-$5 million seed round shrinking? in 2015 to 37.5%

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Parafin Transforming Delivery of Small Business Financial Services Closes $100M Series C

American Entrepreneurship

Embedded finance infrastructure makes financing decisions based on real-time data. Fintech startup Parafin innovatively tackles this challenge through its embedded finance infrastructure used by partners such as DoorDash, Amazon, and others. and Canada.

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

American Entrepreneurship

A Platform for All Industries Islands product is already being used across a wide array of industries, including finance, government, higher education, manufacturing, hospitality, and retail. Customers range from Fortune 1000 companies to small and midsize businesses and public sector institutions.

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How to Communicate Impact Metrics to Investors

StartupNation

When presenting to investors who are more interested in finances, on the other hand, the conversation tends to center more around KPIs like revenue growth, cost per new customer, and other financial metrics. That bridged the trust gap between SaaS claims and clinical reality.

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How Startups Can Adapt to Evolving Cybersecurity Threats

StartupNation

For instance, after an attempted spear-phishing incident aimed at our finance department, we rolled out automated behavioral analysis tools that flagged irregular sender domains and suspicious requests for information. Businesses today rely heavily on a growing ecosystem of vendors, SaaS platforms, and API-driven services.

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Leave Common Approaches to Average Players: Insights from Belkins Founder Vladyslav Podoliako

Jason Malki

Vlad isnt just your average founderhes a serial entrepreneur, investor, and someone whos spent over a decade building successful service companies and SaaS startups in SalesTech andMarTech. Vlad shared his founders POV on how to start and grow a business, turn mistakes into learning moments, and keep the motivation alive through itall.

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The 9 best pay-per-click (PPC) tools to optimize your ad spend in 2025

The Zapier Blog

This brings transparency to campaign financing while underscoring ROI. The real draw, however, isn't its market share but the elaborate suite of tools it offers. These make Semrush much more than a singular utility—it's a comprehensive toolkit designed to address the many complexities of digital advertising.