It is validation that (in theory) someone has peeked behind the curtain and done some due diligence on the startup and put money on the line as a bet that the company has a chance to be a success. Compare that to some other startup that was unable to get any investors.
That said, I would rather be a bootstrapped startup with revenue than one that raised a lot of money.
That said, I would rather be a bootstrapped startup with revenue than one that raised a lot of money.