Rebecca Kaden is a Managing Partner @ Union Square Ventures, one of the leading early-stage firms of the last decade with investments in Twitter, Twilio, Coinbase and many more.
Nicole Quinn is a General Partner @ Lightspeed where she has led investments or sits on the board of Calm, Cameo and LunchClub to name a few.
Eurie Kim is a Managing Partner @ Forerunner Ventures, the leading early-stage consumer fund. Eurie has led investments and sits on the board of Oura, The Farmers Dog, Curology and more.
In Today's Roundtable We Discuss:
1. Seed Rounds:
- Is it even possible for traditional seed funds to play in a world of multi-stage funds investing so aggressively at the seed stage?
- Is seed immune to the macro environment? Will seed pricing remain as high as ever?
- What advice does the team have for seed founders approaching a Series A? What do they need?
2. Series A:
- How is the Series A market looking today? Is there a crunch at the Series A?
- To what extent are valuations compressed at the Series A?
- What 3 core elements do companies at the A stage, looking for a Series B next, need to focus on?
3. Series B and Beyond:
- Is the real crunch at the Series B?
- Why are down rounds so much better than structured rounds for companies raising?
- Will we see a wave of M&A in the next 12 months?
4. Crypto, AI and Hot Takes:
- Why is now the best time to be investing in crypto?
- Why is investing in AI a lottery right now?
- What is the most controversial thing that each believes today?
