# Startup Funding Explained: Series A vs Seed - Startups 101 | Sidebean

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Published: 2026-07-19T12:45:00+00:00
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Startup Funding Explained: Series A vs Seed - Startups 101 Are you raising capital for your startup? Slidebean is a platform for founders to scale their startups. Let us help you: ► Build the Perfect Pitch Deck and Financial Model ► Find & connect with the right Investors Get started now: https://slidebean.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=SEEDvAvB&utm_medium=description 📣 Our Youtube subscribers get a 10% off in our Design Services: https://youtube.slidebean.com/design-services Are you ready to pitch to investors? We can help ► https://slidebean.com/pitch-deck-consulting-services?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=SEEDvAvB Subscribe to our FREE weekly startup newsletter ► https://slidebean.com/newsletter?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=SEEDvAvB #startups #slidebean #Fundraising -- The convention to name a round ‘Seed’ vs ‘Series A’, or ‘Series B’ vs Series C’ responds mostly to the company stage, and a little bit to the size of the round. A lot of the confusion comes from the fact that rounds can vary in size a lot: you can find Seed Rounds at $250K and at $2M, and they are both true ‘Seed Rounds’ (or at least that’s how they are reported in Crunchbase). So let’s get to it. -- Recommended videos: -Startups vs Small Business: https://youtu.be/k26DOtwPN7s -Is Crowdfunding a startup a bad idea?: https://youtu.be/qOY5oOwFvfc -The metric that could kill your startup: https://youtu.be/bDKJOdyOUsE -IPO: https://youtu.be/JbUMjfuF0fk -Startup Funding Explained - Incorporation and First Investor (Part 1): https://youtu.be/Rho9S_Nn7YI -Startup Funding Explained - Seed Round and Stock Option Pool (Part II): https://youtu.be/IdtSHbj29uY -Startup Funding Explained - Series A Funding (Part III): https://youtu.be/I…

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