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The New Series A Landscape - Founder & Investor Panel with Ascend
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About Event
The rules have changed. Growth at all costs is out, efficiency is in, and the bar for Series A has never been higher. This panel will unpack the new reality for founders, covering rising ARR benchmarks, tighter timelines, shifting investor expectations, and why Seattle founders so often need to look to the Bay Area to fill out their rounds.
Panelists
Kirby Winfield, founding general partner at Ascend
Kellan Carter, founding partner at FUSE
Patrick Thompson, co-founder at Clarify
Rohan D'Souza, co-founder at Avante
Moderator
Taylor Soper, editor at GeekWire