The Seed Price Split
Median seed prices cooled in 2026 while top-tier valuations soared. What the split means for founders and GPs, and why your lead shapes price and close.
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The DPI Drought and the Emerging-Manager Squeeze
LPs are getting little cash back, so they re-up with GPs they know. What 2026’s DPI drought means for emerging managers and founders raising now.
Your Investor CRM Is Not Your Fundraising Strategy
A spreadsheet can tell you who you contacted. A CRM can tell you when you last spoke. A data room can tell you whether someone opened your deck. All useful. None of them can answer the questions that determine whether your Seed or Series A raise works: That is fundraising […]
The Blueprint for Opportunity: A Look at the Powerful Intelligence Engine We’re Building for You
The Blueprint for Opportunity: A Look at the Powerful Intelligence Engine We’re Building for You It’s been an incredibly productive and exciting period of development here at ConnectLab.live. Behind the scenes, we’ve been focused on a single mission: transforming the platform from a powerful networking tool into a proactive intelligence […]