In this episode, Peter reads a few of your most pressing questions for a special pre-seed focused Data Minute Q&A.

Using information from the State of Pre-Seed: Q1 2024 report, Peter uses five charts to answer five questions related to pre-seed fundraising.

Learn about:

How pre-seed funding is faring in this market
SAFEs and convertible notes
Valuation caps and your business

You can access this data and more with our State of Pre-Seed: Q1 2024 report, which you can read here: https://carta.com/blog/state-of-pre-s...

Plus, if you want us to answer your question on the Data Minute, send us an email to dataminute@carta.com

Also, if you’re a pre-seed founder, you can start building your cap table and fundraise with SAFEs for free on Carta Launch. Learn more here: https://carta.com/launch

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:35 How is pre-seed funding faring in this venture capital downturn?
01:24 What sorts of instruments are pre-seed founders fundraising on?
02:11 What kind of SAFE should I use?
03:43 What are the key terms of a SAFE that I need to understand?
04:51 What valuation cap should I choose for my business?
06:26 Final thoughts

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