Time to Expand
Series funding rounds are a crucial stage in the growth and financing journey of startups. These rounds typically follow the initial seed funding and are aimed at fueling further expansion, scaling operations, and capturing a larger market share. Series funding rounds are named Series A, Series B, Series C, and so on, with each subsequent round denoting a new phase of investment.
During a Startup Series funding round, startups seek funding from institutional investors, venture capital firms, and sometimes private equity investors. The specific stage at which a startup embarks on a Series funding round depends on its growth trajectory, market traction, revenue generation, and overall funding needs.
Series A
At this stage, start-ups have formulated a specific plan for their product or service. It is mostly used for marketing and improving your brand credibility, tapping new markets and helping the business grow.
Series B
Before this stage product is marketed right, and the customers are actually buying the product or service, as decided earlier. Such funding helps a business in paying salaries, hiring more staff, improving the infrastructure and establishing it as a global player.
Series C and beyond
A Startup can receive as many rounds of investment as possible, there is no certain restriction on it. However, during Series C investment, the owners, as well as the investors, are pretty cautious about funding further rounds. The more the investment rounds, the more release of the business’ equity.
Series A and B round are funding rounds for earlier stage companies and range on average between $1M–$30M and Series C rounds and onwards are for later stage and more established companies. These rounds are usually $10M+ and are often much larger. However, some companies can go on to Series D and even Series E rounds of funding as well.
When is your startup ready for pre-seed funding?
There is no single rule for when a business is ready to raise a Series round, however, there are a few indicators that may indicate this is the right decision.
- You have a valid business model that can quickly be scaled and adapted according to the changing needs of your company
- You have promising unit economics
- You’re generating revenue on a smaller scale than what you can manage with the funds you’re asking for
- You know where your product fits within the current market
- You’ve started drumming up customers and have a good idea where you need to go in order to reach more of them
- All of your legal documentation and compliance forms are in order and up-to-date
How Finlender helps you??
We believe great entrepreneurs coupled with the essential business building blocks leads to great companies. We are here to partner in every way to turn visions into reality.
We’ve been there
Having worked with many series investors, we provide resources and solutions to support initiatives across the entire finance function. We provide objective and unbiased advice and funding to fulfil our clients’ utmost needs.
We’re flexible
We have a well-rounded perception of what’s at stake for investors and their operating partners. FinLender brainstorm with management, manage multiple investors and coordinate with service providers for Due Diligence process.
We’re a trusted partner
We value long-term client relationships and think of ourselves as a trusted advisor. We bring a client-first approach to each engagement and supply services that add value throughout the transaction and investment life cycle.
Here’s how the actual investment process rolls out
We support founders in the early days of founding their business with knowledge, contacts, and operational support without asking for any commitments. Our goal is to connect talented & passionate people while serving as an entrepreneurial sparring partner and fostering an exchange between new and seasoned founders within the Startup community.
Generate Deal Flow
Evaluate the transaction
Signing of the Term-Sheet
Deal Closure
Finalize legal documents
Due Diligence
Consult with our Financial Advisor to know more about Series Investment in India or Series Investors in India or Series round funding in India.
