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SeedAgainst the Herd$18MSeries AVCs Weigh In$31MSeries BKhosla Ventures Breaks$44M
SeedThe Gauntlet Gets$122MSeries ASalesforce Talks Scupper$135MSeries BThree Playbooks for$148M
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Nimbus AISeries ANimbus AI 4.2xVoltcoreSeedVoltcore 6.8xLedgerlySeries BLedgerly 2.9xFernway BioGrowthFernway Bio 3.4xQuantoraSeries AQuantora 5.1xHivemindSeedHivemind 7.6xPaleBlueSeries BPaleBlue 2.2xCinder RoboticsGrowthCinder Robotics 4.9x
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Series BNimbus AIParticipating preferred, 1x liquidation, pro-rata rights through Series D, board seat for the lead.$310M$42M raisedSignedSeedVoltcorePost-money SAFE with 20% discount, information rights, most-favoured-nation clause on future SAFEs.$34M$6.5M raisedSignedSeries ALedgerlyNon-participating 1x, anti-dilution broad-based weighted average, founder vesting reset.$120M$18M raisedSignedGrowthFernway BioStructured preferred with milestone tranches, pay-to-play on the down side, supermajority consent.$640M$75M raisedSignedSeries AQuantoraStandard NVCA docs, 2-year option pool shuffle pre-close, observer seat for smaller checks.$96M$14M raisedSigned
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