The Traction Bar by Stage | How to Raise Venture Capital - SaaStr AI University
The numbers that get a yes are higher than most founders think, and in the AI age they reset every year. Pitching against the old bar is how good companies get a room full of nos.
The Traction Bar by Stage - a free lesson in How to Raise Venture Capital at SaaStr AI University. The numbers that get a yes are higher than most founders think, and in the AI age they reset every year. Pitching against the old bar is how good companies get a room full of nos. Key takeaways: • Top-quartile B2B growth is the floor, and the bar climbs at each stage from seed to A to B. • Getting into deals at $5M to $10M ARR now takes top-decile metrics. There is almost no fundable middle. • A great business growing 60 to 80% can still be below the fundable bar today. That is not fair, and it is real. Part of the free, self-paced How to Raise Venture Capital course: https://saastr.ai/university/raise-venture-capital