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down rounds

down rounds is the plural of down round.

Meaning of down round

Noun

down round (plural down rounds)

  1. A round of financing for a company that raises capital at a lower share price (or sometimes a lower company valuation) than the previous round.
    • Despite the combined nearly $35bn write-off of supposed shareholder value, these “down round” IPOs are not being met with derision in Silicon Valley. Instead, they are a signal that rationality is slowly returning to venture capital.2024 March 16, Tabby Kinder, “Reddit IPO reveals reality check for Silicon Valley”, in FT Weekend (Companies & Markets section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 14

Questions about down rounds

What is down rounds the plural of?
Down rounds is the plural of down round.

Words near down rounds in the dictionary

  1. down perm
  2. down perms
  3. down quark
  4. down quarks
  5. down round
  6. down rounds
  7. down route
  8. down someone's alley
  9. down south
  10. Down St Mary
  11. down start

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