Down Round
Startups
Down rounds are a ‘ticket to try again,’ says founder who raised 3 in a row
8:00 am PDT • May 5, 2023
Russ Wilcox, founder of E Ink, recently joined TechCrunch’s Found podcast to talk about how he raised multiple down rounds before a successful exit.
Startups
Does it ever make more sense to raise a structured round over taking a valuation cut?
8:00 am PST • January 13, 2023
Many VCs have said startups should always choose a down round over a structured round, but it isn’t that cut and dry.
Media outfits reported earlier this week that the crypto lending platform BlockFi is looking to raise roughly $100 million in fresh funding in a round that would value the company…