There Aren't Many Venture Backed IPOs

http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2011/06/there-arent-many-venture-baced-ipos.html

by snikolic • 15 years ago

16 5 15 years ago

I really like Fred Wilson's blog. But I'm wondering - he reckons there's a bubble in startups at the moment, should he be trying to exit USV investments [1]? I understand his complaints from a series-A investor perspective, but many of their portfolio companies are well established (Twitter, Meetup, Covestor etc.), why aren't they making a move for an exit?

[1] http://www.usv.com/investments/

suking2• 15 years ago

I'm pretty sure he hasn't denied exiting Twitter via SecondMarket.

yakto• 15 years ago

I'm pretty sure he has: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2650977

loumf• 15 years ago

If you don't include time, this graph is worthless. It's not just the exit amount, but how long it took you to get there. I think PG pointed out at Startup School that super-angels seem to be going for quick M&As, not IPOs, and that therefore, didn't care about the valuation as much.

There Aren't Many Venture Backed IPOs

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