💰 Funding Trends

👋 Hey — Egemen here.

Something shifted in the past few months, and I think you can feel it too. The money is coming back to venture, but it is coming back different in a smarter, pickier way.

And honestly, I think that is a good thing for those of us building real businesses.

Here’s a snapshot of what’s on the menu today:

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🧠 Deep-Dive: Funding Trends

Here is what the data is telling me: investors have developed a barbell strategy.

They are writing big checks into late-stage companies with proven metrics, and they are making selective bets on early-stage teams with undeniable traction.

The middle ground, the Series A and B territory, has become much harder to navigate.

The numbers back this up. Late-stage funding now accounts for 47% of all capital raised, up 11% from last year. The median late-stage round jumped from $30 million in 2024 to $45 million in 2025.

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Meanwhile, average deal sizes across the board climbed from $14.1 million to $20.1 million. Fewer deals, bigger checks, higher bars.

So what does this mean if you are raising right now?

• Your unit economics matter today, not in some hypothetical future.

• Investors want to see a managed burn rate, a realistic growth plan, and a clear path to profitability.

The days of funding big visions without solid fundamentals are behind us.

I see this as healthy, that’s a good thing. We are moving away from speculation and toward sustainable business building.

The capital is out there for founders who focus on what actually matters: customer lifetime value, product-market fit, and building something people genuinely need. If that describes what you are working on, it’s your market these days.

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