Kevin Ryan has personally invested $250 million into AlleyCorp's startups
Kevin Ryan · How This Billionaire Founder Finds +$20B Business Ideas | Kevin Ryan Interview (#495) · Sep 14, 2023 · at 52:47
Kevin Ryan, founder of AlleyCorp, MongoDB, and DoubleClick, discusses whether AlleyCorp relies on external venture financing or his personal capital.
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“I've invested probably two hundred fifty million dollars into the various companies over the years.”
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