Startup & VC Jargon · Vice President level

"Oversubscribed"

"Oversubscribed" means a fundraising round received more investor interest than it had available space, so not every interested investor could participate.

Say this instead: more demand than space in the round

How "Oversubscribed" shows up at work

Announced in every founder update regardless of actual demand, because scarcity is the oldest sales tactic. Legitimate oversubscription exists but is hard to verify, which is exactly why the term is so popular.

Buzzword

The round closed oversubscribed at $8M with strong interest from top-tier funds.

Plain English

The round closed with more demand than space, raising $8M from top-tier funds.

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