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Viswanathan: Venture secondaries market grew two orders of magnitude in 20 years
“If you fast forward 20 years, we spend a good chunk of our time focused in that market. It's changed in that it's probably two orders of magnitude larger in terms of market size.”
VC generated 5x to 10x returns in two years during 1999
“I remember having conversations with folks and they thought, oh, if I invest in venture, I'll get a five to 10 X in two to three years, because in 1999, in the early part of 2000, that was actually happening.”
Venture-backed startups stay private 10 to 12 years, up from seven
“Companies, for sure, were staying private longer. Instead of seven, eight years, it was 10 to 12 years.”