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The pre-seed SAFE was designed to compress the time between founding and first money by deferring the valuation argument entirely.
New data from altshare, covering more than 3,000 private companies, shows founders are using that instrument at record levels at the same moment investor capital is concentrating into AI and cybersecurity.
The firm's Q2 report was released July 15. Where capital is landing Early-stage investors are narrowing their bets, with AI and cybersecurity pulling the majority of attention, per the altshare report.
The practical effect for founders in other sectors is a harder fundraising environment even as overall SAFE volumes reach record levels. Capital is moving, but to specific places.
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