Lifting A Leg is venture slang for a company showing an early inflection in traction (e.g., improving growth rate, retention, or pipeline) that suggests momentum is building but is not yet fully proven. In fundraising narratives, Lifting A Leg is used to justify that the business is starting to work, and investors will look for whether Lifting A Leg is supported by repeatable drivers rather than one-off wins.
Ryan RobertsStartup Lawyer
Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising on venture financings and M&A transactions totaling more than $1 billion. He is the author of the Amazon bestselling startup law book Acceleration.
