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Regional guides

Fundraising playbooks by geography: US, UK, EU, MENA, Asia, LatAm.

Regional guides8 min

Raising seed round Canada in 2026: benchmarks and SR&ED

Canadian seed benchmarks as of Q1 2026, how the refundable SR&ED credit changes
Regional guides8 min

Raising seed round Israel: the 2026 Tel Aviv market

The newest complete data on Israeli pre-seed caps and cyber seed rounds, exactly
Regional guides9 min

Raising seed round Spain: Barcelona and Madrid in 2026

Spain's Startup Law changed where founders incorporate, not who funds them. Here
Regional guides9 min

Raising seed round Poland: CEE benchmarks for 2026

Central Europe has cheap strong engineering and thin local growth capital. Here
Regional guides8 min

Raising seed round Nordics: Stockholm benchmarks for 2026

Small home markets change what Nordic seed traction has to prove. Here is what t
Regional guides9 min

Raising Seed Round New York: The 2026 Market

New York prices seed SaaS above the rest of the US and concentrates in fintech a
Regional guides8 min

Raising seed round Netherlands: Amsterdam benchmarks for 2026

The Dutch headline venture total is not a seed benchmark. Here is what the prima
Regional guides7 min

Raising seed round Boston 2026: what the market data shows

Boston took 26.2% of US biotech venture dollars in 2025 and about 3% to 4% of AI
Cornerstone16 min

European Startup Funding This Quarter: 2026 Data by Market

Europe is not one market. Here is what the most recent closed quarter shows for
Regional guides9 min

Seed raise UAE Dubai 2026: ADIO, Mubadala, Hub71 playbook

The sovereign-heavy UAE capital stack runs on a different sales motion. Here's h
Regional guides6 min

Seed raise Nigeria Lagos 2026: the dollar playbook

After the 2023 Naira devaluation, a seed raise in Nigeria and Lagos runs on doll
Regional guides6 min

Seed raise India Bangalore 2026: Bangalore vs Mumbai, GIFT City

Bangalore runs SaaS money, Mumbai runs fintech and consumer. GIFT City is the 20
Cornerstone16 min

Seed raise Singapore 2026: EDBI, Temasek, and SEA routes

Singapore has three kinds of seed capital, each wanting a different pitch shape.
Regional guides8 min

Seed raise Germany Berlin 2026: the Munich split and EXIST

Berlin or Munich, GmbH or Delaware, EXIST or straight to a priced round. The 202
Regional guides6 min

Seed raise France Paris 2026: the non-dilutive stack

France has the best non-dilutive stack in Europe but thinner VC density than Lon
Regional guides8 min

Seed raise Brazil 2026: São Paulo funds and the Cayman flip

The two-currency Brazilian seed playbook: local R$ tickets from São Paulo funds
Regional guides7 min

Non-US founder US seed in 2026: skip the Delaware flip

The Delaware flip is no longer a prerequisite for raising US seed capital. Here'
Regional guides6 min

Canadian startup SR&ED VC: flip timing for 2026

When CCPC SR&ED refunds beat the US investor unlock, and when they don't. The wa
Regional guides7 min

Australian founder US seed raises in 2026: keep your RDTI

The Aussie 'flip at seed' default leaves the 43.5% R&D Tax Incentive on the tabl
Cornerstone14 min

Raising VC outside Silicon Valley: 2026 founder playbook

Region-by-region guide for founders raising VC outside Silicon Valley in 2026. W
Regional guides7 min

Raising seed UK rounds in 2026: SEIS, BSA, US investors

UK-specific seed playbook: SEIS/EIS relief mechanics, BSA vs SAFE tradeoffs, and