{"id":690773,"date":"2025-09-19T00:40:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/inside-the-series-a-mindset-at-disrupt-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T00:40:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:40:22","slug":"inside-the-series-a-mindset-at-disrupt-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/inside-the-series-a-mindset-at-disrupt-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Series A mindset at Disrupt 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a264ef183f88\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a264ef183f88\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/inside-the-series-a-mindset-at-disrupt-2025\/#Series_A_has_changed_%E2%80%94_heres_how_to_win_in_2026\" >Series A has changed \u2014 here\u2019s how to win in 2026<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/inside-the-series-a-mindset-at-disrupt-2025\/#Series_A_has_changed_%E2%80%94_heres_how_to_win\" >Series A has changed \u2014 here\u2019s how to win<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/inside-the-series-a-mindset-at-disrupt-2025\/#Meet_the_VCs_who_know_how_to_spot_a_rocket_ship\" >Meet the VCs who know how to spot a rocket ship<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/inside-the-series-a-mindset-at-disrupt-2025\/#Meet_the_VCs_who_know_how_to_spot_a_rocket_ship-2\" >Meet the VCs who know how to spot a rocket ship<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/inside-the-series-a-mindset-at-disrupt-2025\/#Navigate_todays_market_with_confidence\" >Navigate today\u2019s market with confidence<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> At <strong>TechCrunch Disrupt 2025<\/strong> \u2014 October 27\u201329 at Moscone West in San Francisco \u2014 get the unfiltered perspective on landing a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> A in today\u2019s market. No smoke, no mirrors, just straight talk from the people signing the checks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/events\/tc-disrupt-2025\/agenda\/?promo=post_stantonkranezeb_08012025&amp;utm_campaign=disrupt2025&amp;utm_content=speakers&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_source=tc\" data-event=\"clickable_image\" height=\"383\" width=\"680\" alt=\"TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Katie Stanton, Thomas Krane, and Sangeen Zeb\" class=\"wp-image-3033186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png 1920w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=680,383 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=430,242 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=800,450 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=668,375 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=1097,617 1097w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=708,398 708w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TC25_Stanton-Krane-Zeb-Speaker-16x9-Dark.png?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-series-a-has-changed-here-s-how-to-win-in-2026\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Series_A_has_changed_%E2%80%94_heres_how_to_win_in_2026\"><\/span>Series A has changed \u2014 here\u2019s how to win in 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Series_A_has_changed_%E2%80%94_heres_how_to_win\"><\/span>Series A has changed \u2014 here\u2019s how to win<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This <strong>Builder Stage session<\/strong> brings together Katie Stanton (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moxxie.vc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Moxxie Ventures<\/a>), Thomas Krane (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.insightpartners.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Insight Partners<\/a>), and Sangeen Zeb (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">GV<\/a>). They\u2019ve seen thousands of decks, led major rounds, and helped steer startups from scr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y beginnings to breakout scale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll hear what actually moves a pitch from \u201cmaybe\u201d to \u201cwe\u2019re in,\u201d including the metrics that matter, how to tell your growth story, and what causes investors to walk away.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-the-vcs-who-know-how-to-spot-a-rocket-ship\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meet_the_VCs_who_know_how_to_spot_a_rocket_ship\"><\/span>Meet the VCs who know how to spot a rocket ship<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meet_the_VCs_who_know_how_to_spot_a_rocket_ship-2\"><\/span>Meet the VCs who know how to spot a rocket ship<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katiestanton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Katie Stanton<\/a><\/strong>: From <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and the Obama White House to backing 100+ early-stage companies including Airtable, Calm, and Carta, Stanton built <strong>Moxxie Ventures<\/strong> on conviction and founder-first instincts.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thomaskrane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Thomas Krane<\/a><\/strong>: Managing director at <strong>Insight Partners<\/strong>, Krane has backed major software and cybersecurity names like JFrog and SentinelOne, and knows how to identify scalable traction.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sangeen-zeb-891b413\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sangeen Zeb<\/a><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> partner at <strong>GV<\/strong>, Zeb focuses on enterprise and AI startups, serving on boards including Vercel and Harvey while leading investments in some of tech\u2019s most talked-about growth stories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-navigate-today-s-market-with-confidence\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Navigate_todays_market_with_confidence\"><\/span>Navigate today\u2019s market with confidence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Series A landscape is tighter, stakes are higher, and this session offers a rare, hands-on look at how to raise on your terms and build for the long <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. Join 10,000+ startup and VC leaders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 and save up to <strong>$650<\/strong> with Regular Bird pricing before rates increase on September 27. Save your <strong>seat at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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