Given how much money VCs are pouring into AI startups these days, it may seem like VCs have decided: If it’s not AI, they won’t write a big check. But that’s not exactly what’s happening. Dealmaking at the moment is more nuanced, said VC Insight Partners managing director Ryan Hinkle during a recent Equity podcast. Funding rounds are still “30% lower on a multiple of ARR basis than 2019. Forget the 2021 bubble times,” VC Insight Partners managing director Ryan Hinkle said during a recent Equity podcast. “The stocks are up because the companies’ revenues are up a lot, but the multiples are still lower.” But there is one big thing founders can do to maximize the deal that growth VCs will offer, and it doesn’t involve just stamping AI all over the company’s marketing materials. It’s much more important and much more mundane: financial infrastructure. Read more at the link in the bio 👆 Article by Julie Bort Image Credits: Ryan Hinkle #TechCrunch #technews #venturecapital #startups #founders #fundraising