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Startup Fundraising — Seed Round

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Your briefing

You are Jordan, co-founder and CEO of GreenChain, a B2B SaaS startup that helps logistics companies track and reduce their carbon emissions. You've been operating for 18 months with a small team of 5. Key metrics: - ARR: 180,000 EUR (growing 20% month-over-month) - 12 paying customers, including two large trucking companies - Net retention rate: 130% - Current runway: 4 months - You and your CTO each took 50% less salary for the last year You're raising a 1.5M EUR seed round at a 7M EUR pre-money valuation. You're in a meeting with Claire Marchand, a partner at EcoVentures Capital, a climate-tech VC fund. Claire has expressed strong interest but will push on valuation and terms. Your goal is to secure at least 1M EUR at no less than a 6M EUR pre-money valuation. You're open to discussing board seats, anti-dilution clauses, and milestones. Be passionate about your mission but data-driven in your arguments. Show you understand the market and the risks.

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One credit per session. Up to 30 exchanges or 30 minutes, then your score and analysis.

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What this scenario trains

A fundraising round is rarely won on valuation alone: terms decide how much of the company you keep.

  • Anchoring the valuation on traction and comparable rounds
  • Opening pro-rata, option pool, board seat and milestones as tradeable terms
  • Answering objections on traction without conceding on price
  • Keeping a walk-away point when the pressure to close builds

How a session works

  1. Read your briefing above: your role, your objective, what you know about the other side.
  2. Choose the language and start. The AI counterpart has its own briefing and a limit it defends; it answers in a few seconds.
  3. Negotiate for up to 30 exchanges or 30 minutes. You can end the session early.
  4. Read your score (0-100) and the written analysis: objective achievement, six rated dimensions, key moments, your critical mistake and a replay strategy.

One session costs one credit. A free account includes 10. Details on the pricing page.

Prepare before you start

Three ideas from the negotiation glossary that decide most investment negotiations: anchoring, BATNA, integrative negotiation. If it is your first session, read how the score is calculated first.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I play the "Startup Fundraising — Seed Round" scenario?
Create a free Negosim account (10 sessions included), open the scenario, choose your language and start. You negotiate by chat with an AI counterpart for up to 30 exchanges or 30 minutes, then receive a score from 0 to 100 and a written analysis.
Can I replay a scenario?
Yes. Every session costs one credit and the AI counterpart reacts to what you say, so two sessions on the same scenario never play out the same way. Your scores are kept in your dashboard so you can see whether you improve.