Series A Round

May 24, 2019 by James Woolfenden

Following Seed Rounds, a company’s first significant Equity funding from a VC or Angel Investors. Often the Series A Round investors will want Preferred Shares and various investor protections and Consent Rights, which will be summarised in a Term Sheet. A key element of a Series A Round is agreeing the Pre-Money Valuation upon which the new investors are prepared to invest, as this will dictate how much of the Dilution of the Founders’ and existing investors’ Equity.