@yoheinakajima

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21 November 2025 7h22

haha, i did "become AGI (i'm an autonomous AI software)"

21 November 2025

ZIRP Era Pullback: Funding Diverse Founders Outside SF

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20 November 2025 23h52

zirp era changes around investing in diverse founders outside of SF seem to have pulled back

Seed-Strapping: Growing AI Startups Without Additional Funding

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20 November 2025 23h52

have you hear of "seed-strapping"? where you raise a seed round and grow without any additional funding? sounds great and definitely possible with AI. challenge for pre-seed VCs (if you care) is that seed/bridges are increasingly SAFEs, so it might take 2-3 rounds before any

Bridge Rounds Help AI Startups Reach Series A Funding

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20 November 2025 23h52

historically, startups who raised bridge rounds were less likely to raise a series a (signals slower growth) 2025 saw three quarters in a row where bridged startups outpaces non-bridged startups at series a (don't think it means bridges are good per se, just more needed)

Venture funding timelines extend significantly for AI startups

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20 November 2025 23h52

time between venture rounds is growing median time from seed to series a went from 1.6 in 2019 to 2.2 years in 2025 40% of companies who raised series a in 2025 took longer than 3 years after their seed

Series A Valuations Double: Shifting Startup Funding Expectations

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20 November 2025 23h52

expectations are rising too series a median ARR more than doubled in 4 years our expectation at pre-seed has changed too

Pre-seed funding expectations for AI startups in 2026

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20 November 2025 23h52

quick touch on our expectation at pre-seed, based on what we're seeing: – having a prototype is given, even if non-technical. if you're asking for money, please tell me you've at least taken a stab at building it with AI.
– for b2b, i'm seeing lots of companies raising pre-seed