📈 VC Term Sheet Guide

👋 Hey — Egemen here.

Big drop this week.

I found one of the best VC reports of 2025 and pulled out the key stuff.

I pulled out the good stuff so you don’t have to.

Early-stage deals are heating up, late-stage terms are getting tighter, and international money is everywhere.

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🧠 Deep-Dive: Venture Capital Term Sheet Guide

I came across the VC Term Sheet Guide by HSBC Innovation lately.

It’s a whopping 91 pages, and a banger of a report, worth a read if you have the time.

Here are 3 key insights:

1. Well, seed investing is heating up.

   More international and experienced investors are jumping into early-stage deals. It’s getting super competitive, and founders are getting better terms with less red tape.

2. Later-stage investors are taking more risks
   Bigger rounds are still happening, but usually at lower valuations. These deals tend to be more structured, giving investors more protection if things go south.

3. Scaling up is still tough in the UK
   UK investors lead most early rounds (70%), but when it comes to bigger, later-stage deals, international investors are taking over, up from just over half to around 80% in the past year.

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