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title: "Series A"
description: "1 posts about Series A, summarised, each linking to the original."
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# Series A
> 1 posts about Series A, summarised, each linking to the original.

## Articles

### [Tomasz Tunguz on Venture Capital - The Intercom Blog](https://yomu.fyi/post/tomasz-tunguz-on-venture-capital-the-intercom-blog.md)
- Company: [Intercom](https://yomu.fyi/company/intercom.md)
- Published: Oct 13, 2026
- Type: Explainer

Tomasz Tunguz, a partner at Redpoint Ventures, discusses the key metrics he looks for in potential investments, including sustainable competitive differentiators and revenue benchmarks. He identifies three types of sustainable competitive advantage: a founder’s market discovery, difficult-to-replicate technology, or a new distribution mechanism. For Series A investments, he typically partners with companies at $50,000-100,000 MRR, but also invests in pre-revenue ideas, noting that 27% of Series A rounds had no revenue. He looks for short sale cycles under 45 days and negative net churn as signs of product-market fit, and advises founders to always have a plan to reach profitability on current cash. Investors view businesses as collections of risk, and founders should address how they will mitigate major risks in their pitch.