Fundraising & Equity
How Much Revenue Do I Need to Raise?
Collated by Harry Prabandham
Curated by Rubric Financial
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Pre-Seed: Revenue Is Optional
- [Source: Carta State of Private Markets, SaaStr benchmarks]
- Pre-seed investors back teams and ideas — $0 revenue is normal, and most pre-seed companies are pre-product
- What matters instead: founder-market fit, technical capability, early validation (customer interviews, waitlists, LOIs)
- Typical raise: $250K-$1M on a SAFE with $3M-$10M post-money cap
- If you do have early revenue ($1K-$10K MRR), it's a significant advantage but not required
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