VC firm
also referred to as: vc firms
3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 1, 2022 by Sarah Samuels · across every show →
Everything said about VC firm, oldest first
Aug 1, 2022 neutral
Samuels: Private markets AUM approaches $10 trillion, with $2 trillion in VC
“The amount of capital in private markets, it's almost 10 trillion dollars in private markets AUM, and two trillion of that is held by VC firms, which is astonishing when you think about those numbers for early stage investments.”
Aug 12, 2024
Samuels: VCs replace 75% of venture-backed founders by the time of IPO
“There's one study that found that about half of founders are replaced by VC firms who've invested in the company by the time they reach the third round of financing, and that's 75% of founders have been replaced by the time a company IPOs.”
Sep 30, 2024 bearish
Salem: Top LPs realize cash returns far below reported venture capital IRRs
“A lot of LPs of longstanding relationships going 3040 years back to the firms that are still on the short list of what are the best BFC firms in the world have gotten returns that are quite a bit south of The IRRs that reported in those manager records.”