founding investors

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Mackey: VCs owned 34% of Whole Foods before IPO and another round would forfeit control

“The founding investors still had a majority of the stock. The VCs on 34%. But if we'd done another round, they would have gotten control of the business, and they had different agendas.”

John Mackey Jan 4, 2026 ▶ 36:37 John Mackey: The Dropout Who Changed How America Eats

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