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Coupang

5 statements across 3 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 29, 2024 by Ryan Akkina · said 33 times in 11 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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Jan 29, 2024 positive
Disclosure
MITIMCo invested $120M in Coupang, returning 7-8x at distribution
“So in, you know, in the case of Coupang, that was a hundred twenty million co-investment for us. We made, I think, a distribution price is seven to eight X or something like that.”
Ryan Akkina Jan 29, 2024 ▶ 33:05 Ryan Akkina: How MIT Builds Their Venture Fund Portfolio & How MIT Approach Direct Investing | E1109 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 29, 2024 positive
Disclosure
Akkina: MITIMCo structured most of its Coupang investment as senior notes
“Most of the money we invested in that was in this special structured note where we felt it had very protected downside, but managed to keep a lot of the upside as well.”
Ryan Akkina Jan 29, 2024 ▶ 30:38 Ryan Akkina: How MIT Builds Their Venture Fund Portfolio & How MIT Approach Direct Investing | E1109 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 14, 2024
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Frankel: Coupang raised from BlackRock at a $4B valuation
“So I remember, I think of Coupang, and, you know, Coupang came, went to Sequoia and said, look, it's a four billion pre BlackRock will put in a billion, right?”
David Frankel Oct 14, 2024 ▶ 19:25 David Frankel, MP @Founder Collective: Investing Lessons from Seeding Coupang, Pillpack & Suno|E1214 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 14, 2024 bullish
Disclosure
Frankel: Trade Desk was a bigger outcome for Founder Collective than Uber
“Trade Desk was a bigger outcome for us. Coupang returned the fund, right? Like if, and multiple times.”
David Frankel Oct 14, 2024 ▶ 30:10 David Frankel, MP @Founder Collective: Investing Lessons from Seeding Coupang, Pillpack & Suno|E1214 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 7, 2026 neutral
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Frankel: Following On in Every Round Boosts Absolute Returns, Not Multiples
“If we follow, our view would be we'd had, we would have had to have followed on in everything, and I think that the absolute return would be better. I don't think that the multiple would necessarily be better on the fund.”
David Frankel Aug 7, 2026 ▶ 33:32 The AI Boom Will Create Enormous Roadkill: Who Wins & Loses? | David Frankel
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