# BONUS: Series A, B, C, and D Funding Rounds Explained, plus a behind-the-scenes update from Manufacturing Happy Hour

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2022-11-22
- Length: 13m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-11-22-bonus-series-a-b-c-and-d-funding-rounds-explained-plus-a-behind-the-scenes-updat
- Listen: https://manufacturinghappyhour.com/80

## Summary

Host Chris Luecke provides a behind-the-scenes update on Manufacturing Happy Hour, including their new newsletter and event partnerships, before spotlighting a key insight from Episode 80 featuring Firdaus Pohowalla, Managing Director at Cascadia Capital. Pohowalla explains the distinctions between Series A, B, C, and D funding rounds for robotics and automation startups, emphasizing that the Series B is the critical 'make or break' stage where companies must demonstrate scalable business models and tangible backlog rather than just pipeline. He notes that while Series A rounds typically range from $7 million to $15 million, Series B rounds often fall between $15 million and $40 million, with success heavily dependent on converting pipeline into actual purchase orders.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-11-22-bonus-series-a-b-c-and-d-funding-rounds-explained-plus-a-behind-the-scenes-updat#t=0) Introduction and Show Updates
- [0:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-11-22-bonus-series-a-b-c-and-d-funding-rounds-explained-plus-a-behind-the-scenes-updat#t=42) Manufacturing Happy Hour News: Events, Newsletter, and Partnerships
- [7:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-11-22-bonus-series-a-b-c-and-d-funding-rounds-explained-plus-a-behind-the-scenes-updat#t=464) Firdaus Pohowalla on Series A, B, C, and D Funding Rounds
- [12:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-11-22-bonus-series-a-b-c-and-d-funding-rounds-explained-plus-a-behind-the-scenes-updat#t=760) Conclusion and Key Takeaways

## Topics

- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Rockwell Automation (company)
- Cascadia Capital (company)

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- [112: Designing & Commercializing Robotics Inventions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2022-02-02-112-designing-commercializing-robotics-inventions) (Product Startup)
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- [Team and TAM, the keys to investing in robotics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-03-29-team-and-tam-the-keys-to-investing-in-robotics) (The Robot Report Podcast)

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