MARKET TRENDS

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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

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

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)

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

Tech Valuations Expand at Premium Market Segment

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20 November 2025 23h52

valuations are getting rising – more specifically, expanding at the top

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Harry’s 20VC Podcast: AI Adoption Bottlenecks and Opportunities

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20 November 2025 21h14

After listening to multiple of Harry's 20VC podcasts, it was fun to appear on it. We talked about bottlenecks in AI adoption, US/China geopolitics, what opportunities remain to build in (tldr: a lot), and more! https://t.co/O4S0TYmpDF
— Andrew Ng (@AndrewYNg) 20 novembre 2025

After listening to multiple of Harry's 20VC podcasts, it was fun to appear on it. We talked about bottlenecks in AI adoption, US/China geopolitics, what opportunities remain to build in (tldr: a lot), and more!