VC Funding: Do You Need It, How to Evaluate It, and How AI Is Changing the Math

Less than 1% of U.S. companies are VC funded, but a lot more than 1% of founders think they need to raise. Here is what I learned from a panel of pre-seed and Series A investors at Michigan Tech Week about when VC fits, how to evaluate it, and how AI is changing the math on whether you need to raise at all.