$3-5M ARR No Longer Enough for a Series A as VC Bar Keeps Rising
MartinGTobias · x · 2026-11-05
Investor Camilo Costacarta notes that $3-5M ARR, once sufficient for a Series A, no longer even gets a first meeting, leaving solid-but-slower-growing companies stranded. Martin Tobias adds the bar keeps climbing — only great traction gets meetings. His advice: reach profitability fast by cutting costs, slowing hiring, and accepting slower growth.
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