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title: "What is a bridge round? | Datahyena"
url: https://datahyena.com/glossary/bridge-round/
description: "A bridge round is interim funding that carries a company to its next major round or milestone. Definition, why companies raise one, and how it appears as a signal."
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# Bridge round

 A bridge round is a smaller, interim financing raised to extend a company's runway until its next major round or milestone, often structured as convertible notes or SAFEs.

 A bridge round 'bridges' the gap between two larger events, usually between priced rounds or ahead of a key milestone the company needs to hit before raising at a higher valuation. It's typically smaller than a full round and frequently raised from existing investors using convertible instruments rather than a new priced round.

Companies raise bridges for many reasons: to extend runway in a tough market, to reach metrics that justify a stronger next round, or to fund a specific opportunity. A bridge is not inherently negative, though in some cases it signals that the next round is taking longer than planned.

As a signal, a bridge round indicates a company that is still active and investing, and may be approaching a larger raise or an inflection point worth watching.

In Datahyena

 Bridge and interim rounds surface in the funding-events feed with the round label and amount where disclosed, the investors, date, and the sources that reported it, from GET /v1/funding-events.

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Related terms

- [Seed round](https://datahyena.com/glossary/seed-round)

- [Series A](https://datahyena.com/glossary/series-a)

- [Down round](https://datahyena.com/glossary/down-round)

## Common questions

 More on bridge round.

 Is a bridge round a bad sign? Not necessarily. Bridges are often a deliberate way to reach a milestone before raising at a higher valuation. Context, such as terms and timing, matters more than the label alone.

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