Down Round

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.

Down rounds are a ‘ticket to try again,’ says founder who raised 3 in a row

Many VCs have said startups should always choose a down round over a structured round, but it isn’t that cut and dry.

Does it ever make more sense to raise a structured round over taking a valuation cut?
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The case for down rounds

1:44 pm PDT • June 9, 2022

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…

The case for down rounds