Seed Deals Keep Getting Bigger as the Odds of Reaching Series A Fall Sharply

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Crunchbase data shows seed rounds inflating while the probability of graduating to Series A drops dramatically — a barbell where more capital concentrates earlier but fewer companies advance. For AI-native SaaS founders this means longer, better-funded seed runways but a harder Series A bar, reshaping how lean an agent-first product must be before raising again.