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Road to FX: What the Data Actually Says About 2026's Early-Stage Market

Road to Onward FX is a short virtual series built to give founders a clearer, more practical view of what fundraising actually looks like right now heading into 2026. In this session, we cover the parts of raising capital that most founders only learn after they’ve already lost weeks: market expectations in the 2026 early-stage market, what “fundable” really means today, timing, narrative clarity, and how to run an efficient process. Each conversation is designed to be direct, operator-informed, and immediately useful — followed by live Q&A with founders navigating fundraising in 2026. More sessions are coming soon as we build toward Onward FX this spring. → View upcoming events + register: https://luma.com/onwardfx?k=c → Learn more about Onward FX: https://onward.nwacouncil.org/fx Chapters 00:03:05 What the data says about the 2026 early-stage fundraising market 00:10:47 SAFE notes are the default in pre-seed (92% of deals) 00:14:26 Median pre-seed valuation caps in 20256(~$10M benchmark) 00:19:35 Dilution benchmarks: how much equity founders typically sell at seed 00:28:07 Seed market shift: more capital, fewer companies funded 00:30:18 Median seed vs top 5% outlier valuations ($80M seed deals) 00:34:54 Median seed valuations by geography (Midwest vs West) 00:36:44 The hidden cost of raising too high (growth math to Series A) 00:41:48 Seed → Series A is taking longer (24+ months + bridge rounds)