My company, #companyname, #company description.

As an experienced #industry investor, please could you suggest the right level of traction that we need to gain prior to pitching for funding and balancing the right timing for us that would enable us to negotiate for the best valuation without going to an investors "too early".

Please share any supporting information that would support your suggestion. For example, a startup that has raised too early and affected their valuation despite their progress later on down the line and what they could have done differently.