Pachyderm had the good fortune to go through YC's first Series A program, I'm pretty sure we couldn't have raised without them, we'd tried and failed before. As

Pachyderm had the good fortune to go through YC's first Series A program, I'm pretty sure we couldn't have raised without them, we'd tried and failed before. As with everything YC does, over time they've gathered more data, refined the methodology, and I think they've probably affected some change on VC's side as well as they're giving companies a better way to communicate with each other while they're raising, and sort of collectively bargain. This should be your go to guide for raising an A.