How founders can prepare for their late-stage fundraises from the start

Raising a $250 million Series D round may seem like a distant and unnecessary distraction to startup founders pitching investors for that first $1 million in seed money. But it shouldn’t be, according to several founders and venture capitalists. In their view, founders should be charting out a strategy for those later stage fundraises from the beginning.

Aven co-founder and CEO Sadi Khan said while onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt that startup founders should start thinking about their later rounds before they raise their first financing. This…