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Assertion Partly supported
Bromberg: VC had $12B AUM in 1996, but saw $120B invested in 2000
“In 1996, the venture industry as a whole had an AUM of about twelve billion dollars. In the calendar year 2000, LPs put a hundred and twenty billion dollars into venture.”
Andy Bromberg Mar 9, 2018 ▶ 16:25 Andy Bromberg - Startup Investor School Day 4 · Y Combinator
Assertion Partly supported
Bromberg: Dot-com era VC funds commanded 30% to 40% carried interest
“Carry changed. Funds were getting 30, sometimes even 40% carry on these deals, because there was liquid so quickly, and people couldn't put enough money into the space”
Andy Bromberg Mar 9, 2018 ▶ 17:20 Andy Bromberg - Startup Investor School Day 4 · Y Combinator
Assertion Partly supported
Bromberg: Early-stage deals historically used only equity before convertible notes
“Historically, all of these deals had been done with just equity, straight equity, selling preferred stock.”
Andy Bromberg Mar 9, 2018 ▶ 19:27 Andy Bromberg - Startup Investor School Day 4 · Y Combinator
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