The New Pace Of VC fundraising? Why Early Stage VCs Are Fundraising Faster Than Ever by Winter Mead, Pitch Book The following is a post written by Winter Mead, a senior associate at Sapphire Ventures. You can find Winter on Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) at https://twitter.com/wintmead!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");. Many would agree that company financing dynamics in venture capital have changed in recent years, especially with respect to valuations rising, round sizes increasing and companies staying private for longer. From my vantage point, these dynamics are contributing to an... More