Release the Robots!
We’re finally seeing real teams build real robotic products that are solving massive pain points in numerous different industries. Robotic startup funding (ex-Drones) increased from $273M in 2014 to $587M in 2015, with $1.4B in cumulative funding since 2011 (CB Insights, 3/23/16). We’ve watched many robotic
Raise One Round Ahead
It is rare to see founding teams, even the good ones, continually scheduling meetings with potential future investors when the team isn’t currently raising a round. It is counterintuitive and frankly hard to do.