1、Build Your Venture Capital Funding Plan From Series A to Z as a Tech CEOBarry Glauberman,Peter Havart-Simkin7 May 2024Gartner ResearchGartner,Inc.|G00810415Page 1 of 11Build Your Venture Capital Funding Plan FromSeries A to Z as a Tech CEO7 May 2024-ID G00810415-12 min readBy Analyst(s):Barry Glaube

2、rman,Peter Havart-SimkinInitiatives:Corporate Development and Growth Strategy for Tech CEOs;Investing in Readiness to ScaleTech CEOs of startups must plan their companys fundingrequirements well in advance of when they need cash.Given thetime and effort required to raise funds,tech CEOs must develop

3、 amilestone-based fundraising plan to match their companys long-term strategic goals from A to Z.OverviewKey FindingsRecommendationsTech CEOs of startups who want to raise enough capital to fully fund their long-termbusiness strategy must:Tech CEOs often start a company based on a great idea;however

4、,developing afunding plan to build the business can prove to be an even bigger challenge due tovariables such as market volatility and limited capital.Tech CEOs who dont have a milestone-based fundraising plan will find it difficult toraise enough cash to fully fund their growing business.From 2014

5、through 2023,it took startup companies a median 43 months to raise aSeries A investment round after their initial founding(with a range of 26 to 66months between the 25th and 75th percentiles).Build a long-term financial plan with a milestone-based fundraising plan thatprojects out at least 18 to 24

6、 months for each round of financing,and aligns withtheir long-term strategy.Determine the amount of capital needed in each round by identifying and executingagainst specific performance milestones.Gartner,Inc.|G00810415Page 2 of 11Tech CEOs need cash for each stage of company development.As shown in