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Podcast: Investor Connect Podcast
Episode: Startup Funding Espresso – Toxic Fundraise Round
Description: Toxic Fundraise Round Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. A toxic fundraising round provides funding but makes it difficult for the startup to raise follow-up funding. Here are some signs of a toxic round: Giving up too much equity for an early stage round of funding. This makes it difficult to provide enough capital to future investors. Raising too much funding at the early stage. This gives up too much equity for the launch leaving little room for growth investors. Raising funding at too high a v...