bridge round

Register · Neutral Neutral — appropriate in most situations, both spoken and written, without sounding too casual or too stiff. CEFR C1

Post

Example

“We took a bridge round to get us to the Series B.”

Dictionary details

Alternate forms

bridge loan

Component words

bridge round

Tags

vc
finance

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

down round Neutral · CEFR C1

a funding round in which a company raises money at a lower valuation than the previous round

go round in circles Neutral · CEFR B2

To repeat the same discussion or actions without reaching a solution or making progress.

water under the bridge Neutral · CEFR B2

past events that no longer matter

burn rate Neutral · CEFR B2

the speed at which a company spends its cash reserves, usually measured per month

runway Neutral · CEFR B2

the amount of time a company can keep operating before its money runs out

default alive Neutral · CEFR C1

describing a startup whose normal growth will make it profitable without needing more funding

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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