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Re:Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company by qeternity on Sunday July 09, 2023 @06:34PM (#36659678)
Most startups don't raise multiple rounds in the same year.
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Re:Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company by jefftk on Sunday July 09, 2023 @06:40PM (#36659751)
I don't think that matters?

(An extreme example to prime your intuition: imagine that there are one IPO and 10 VC deals annually. If every startup raises money annually and there are 10 startups at any one time, then every funded startup eventually IPOs.)

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Re:Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company by qeternity on Monday July 10, 2023 @03:20AM (#36663067)
I misread your comment.

Ignore mine.

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Re:Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company by mwint on Sunday July 09, 2023 @06:36PM (#36659696)
They also don’t IPO more than once, usually.
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Re:Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company by beacham on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @12:20AM (#36676380)
Didn’t know this was even possible. Had to research.

It wouldn’t be called “IPO” anymore, but a company can offer subsequent market shares through a Follow-on Public Offering (FPO.) This occurs when a business raises capital in a second round of stock through either dilutive or non-dilutive options. Good to know.

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