2021 Valuations

topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes

Innovators & Investors 20VC

3 statements about 2021 Valuations, every show

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O'Driscoll: 2021 unicorn winners will be those accepting down-rounds
“We will look back and go, the winners were the ones who got a crazy valuation in 20, 21, and then were able to get out from under that valuation via a down round, a down IPO, or a down M&A. The bad ones are the guys who are still sitting there looking at their…”
Rory O'Driscoll Jan 29, 2026 ▶ 1:10:00 Anthropic Inference Costs Skyrocket |TikTok Deal Closes |The IPO Market:Wealthfront & EquipmentShare · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
20VC Disclosure
Rory O'Driscoll: Scale Venture Partners has marked down 2021 peak valuations
“I don't, it's very hard to imagine any 20, 21 mark that's been maintained that hasn't been validated or anywhere close to it, and we wouldn't and haven't.”
Rory O'Driscoll Nov 27, 2025 ▶ 1:25:07 Anthropic Raises $30B from Microsoft & NVIDIA & NVIDIA’s Core Business Faces TPU Threat · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
INNOVATORS & INVESTORS Assertion Supported
Metcalf: 2021 EdTech multiples reached unsustainable 10x to 12x revenue
“If you look at in multiples of 2021, there were companies in our space pulling down 10, 12 X multiples on revenue. And then they had these super inflated evaluations that they couldn't catch up to.”
Adam Metcalf Apr 22, 2025 ▶ 24:01 42 - Connecting Gen Z: Adam Metcalf on ZeeMee’s Evolution and Startup Insights

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