Series A, B, C, D

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Definition

Sequential rounds of venture funding with progressively larger checks and increasingly skeptical investors asking harder questions.

Example Usage

We're currently raising our Series B to expand into European markets.

Origin

Standard venture capital funding nomenclature established in 1960s

Fun Fact

Series funding can extend to Series F or beyond; Instacart raised through Series K

Source: Standard venture capital terminology

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