News: Lightbringer raises $10 million in Series A funding

What is IP for fundraising, and how does it factor in?

Many investors, particularly in deep tech, hardware and biotech, treat a filed patent application as a meaningful signal of technical differentiation and founder seriousness during due diligence. Filing at least a priority application, such as a US provisional, before fundraising conversations begin also protects the invention if it's discussed in pitches or demos.