Definition
Subsequent funding rounds after Series A, each larger and more investor-filled than the last, until your startup becomes a 'scale-up' drowning in bureaucracy and VCs who don't use your product.
Example Usage
We're in conversations with growth equity firms for our Series D, which would push our valuation to $2 billion.
Origin
Standardized venture capital funding nomenclature
Fun Fact
Series C and beyond often involve 'down-market' VCs and growth equity firms, which are basically different animals with different return expectations
Source: Venture Capital Standards, startup funding terminology
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