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pay to play

also referred to as: pay to plays

4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 20, 2020 by Mark Suster · across every show →

Everything said about pay to play, oldest first

Apr 20, 2020 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Pay-to-play provisions have returned to venture capital deal structures
“It doesn't come back. It is back. It's back. Pay to play is on the table.”
Mark Suster Apr 20, 2020 ▶ 24:10 20VC: Upfront's Mark Suster on COVID Redefining What A Great Company Looks Like and What Valuations Look Like, Why Pay-To-Play Is Back On The Table & Why We Will See The Death of Party Rounds
Oct 25, 2022 negative
Insight
Emil Michael: Pay-to-play recaps never work for tech startups
“These pay to play things never work. It didn't work at bird. It didn't work at Lime.”
Emil Michael Oct 25, 2022 ▶ 37:45 Emil Michael: How I Negotiated the $4B Uber-China Deal, Why DoorDash Caught Up to Uber | 20VC #941 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 25, 2023 negative
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
AngelList tracked 48 pay-to-play venture rounds in Q1 2023
“So in Q one so far, we've seen 48. These would be these would be the pay to plays.”
Avlok Kohli Apr 25, 2023 ▶ 18:00 AngelList CEO Avlok Kohli: The Funding Market Today; Last-Mile Delivery; Competing w/ Carta | E1005 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 10, 2025 negative
Disclosure
Saper Discloses Emergence Capital Has Participated in Pay-to-Play Rounds
“I personally have not yet been part of a pay to play. My firm certainly has but it sucks. It just feels bad on all accounts, but sometimes it's necessary to get the company funded.”
Jake Saper Mar 10, 2025 ▶ 1:19:49 Jake Saper, GP @ Emergence Capital: "We Sold Salesforce Early and Lost Out on Billions" · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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