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How are the growth stages defined?
Information on growth stages is drawn from the original data from Dealroom. It is defined based on the following mutually exclusive criteria (in this order): number of employees, total funding received, age of company. The table below summarises the possible categories:
|
Growth stage rules |
"Founding" |
"Early" |
"Late" |
|---|---|---|---|
|
By employees |
< 10 people |
11-50 people |
50+ people |
|
If no employees, total funding |
< 2M funding |
2-10M funding |
10M+ funding |
|
If no employees and no funding data, age |
< 1.5-2 years ago |
2-5 years ago |
5+ years ago |
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