{"id":976,"date":"2022-11-28T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T16:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/startups\/blog\/?p=976"},"modified":"2024-10-15T01:13:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T09:13:49","slug":"raise-funds-insidevc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/startups\/blog\/raise-funds-insidevc\/","title":{"rendered":"Three signs that it\u2019s time to raise funds &#8211; #InsideVC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This is the third of four posts offering practical advice to early-stage startup founders from an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. <a href=\"https:\/\/shriftman.medium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Shriftman<\/a> is a partner at <a href=\"https:\/\/xcap.vc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Expanding Capital<\/a>, a growth stage VC fund that invested in companies like Coinbase, Cameo, Classpass, Postscript and Astra Rockets. 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We asked him how a founder would know whether or not they need to fundraise.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before I worked in VC, I was a founder. My first company was bootstrapped, but for my second company I took the path of venture capital. I\u2019m not advocating that every company needs to raise money from VC, but if you look at the top 100 cloud startups, 97 of them raised money this way. If you\u2019ve started a business and you\u2019re wondering whether or not you should be trying to fundraise from VCs here are three signs that will suggest it might be time to raise some dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. You hit $1M ARR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ARR or annual recurring revenue is a metric that VCs to help determine the value of subscription-based or SaaS companies. Achieving $1M ARR tells venture capitalists that your startup is viable and is likely to benefit from capital investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. You feel like you\u2019re doing all the jobs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re handing customer support, product management, growth marketing, it may be time to raise money and build out the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. You are not achieving your big vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you\u2019re missing out on conferences, or you don\u2019t have the financial resources to test growth marketing. Maybe you feel like you are being left behind. 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