Venture Math
Session 01 / 11  ·  Fall 2026
The numbers that matter most are the ones nobody shares.
This course reveals them.
Using Carta’s proprietary data on 40,000+ startups, we’ll take a data-driven tour through the startup lifecycle—from co-founder equity splits to IPO—exposing the benchmarks founders won’t share and the math investors won’t explain.
Rex Salisbury
Rex
Salisbury
Founder & General Partner, Cambrian VC ·
Former Partner, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
The next evolution of fintech will be built by incredible founders backed by incredible networks. We write $300k - $1mm+ checks at the pre-seed or seed as a lead, co-lead or participant, and activate the Cambrian network – founders, investors, and operators who unlock insights, funding , early hires, customers, channel partners, infrastructure & more.
Lorenzo Barberis Canonico
Hosted by Lorenzo Barberis Canonico,
President of Cassandra Labs
01 Seed & First Institutional Capital
How to think about valuation when you have no revenue, and what seed investors are actually looking for
01 How much founders actually sell at seed
02 Seed valuations and who leads the round
03 What happens after the cheque clears
04 Who gets equity at the very start
Date
Sept 2
Time
4:30 – 6:30pm
Location
MLK — Stephens Lounge
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