Understand Funding Stages

Tokenomist categorizes funding rounds across multiple stages of the project lifecycle:

Early Stage Funding

• Pre-Seed: Initial funding from angels, friends, family, and builders to validate concepts

• Seed Round: Early-stage funding including extensions to develop products and achieve initial traction

• Private Round: Private token sales to investors before public launch with discounted pricing

• Public Round: Specialized public sales for validators, node operators, or specific participant groups

• Public Token Sale: Broad public distribution through ICOs, IDOs, IEOs, and launchpads

Traditional VC Rounds

• Series A-Z: Traditional venture capital equity rounds for companies with corporate structures alongside tokens

• Pre-Series A-Z: Bridge funding between major series rounds to reach specific milestones

• Series Extensions: Additional funding within existing series to extend runway without new valuations

Alternative Funding

• Strategic Round: Funding from exchanges, protocols, and corporations seeking ecosystem synergies

• Accelerator: Structured programs providing capital, mentorship, and resources to early-stage projects

• Grant: Non-dilutive funding from foundations and ecosystem programs without equity requirements

• Undisclosed: Confidential funding rounds where terms or participants remain private

• Uncategorized: Non-standard funding structures and hybrid arrangements