As part of the Founder Institute’s ongoing series of free online startup events for entrepreneurs practicing social distancing, we were pleased to welcome Jed Katz, Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners on Thursday, May 7th (1:30pm PDT) for a live, interactive webinar event on a Venture Capitalist's View of Series-A Funding in a Post-COVID World.
The market for venture capital funding has dramatically shifted as a result of COVID-19. The valuations for both public and private companies have been impacted, and as a result, so have the needs of investors. Many venture firms are raising their standards, so anyone trying to raise a Series-A has to adjust (or risk not closing investment). On this live and interactive event viewers learned how one of Silicon Valley's top venture capitalists is viewing the market, and asked questions about how companies can raise funding over the next few months. Our guest speaker for this event was Jed Katz, who is the Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners. Javelin's portfolio includes companies like Thumbtack, Niantic, Masterclass, Clutter, and more.
Full webinar replay
Video Highlights
VC expectations and changes due to COVID19
For startups that need to fundraise during COVID19
Advice for seed and pre-seed stage startups in mid 2020
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