Cartoon: Free solo – FinTech Futures

Free solo by Ian Foley

This new cartoon illustrates the difference in expectations between a start-up entrepreneur and a venture capitalist.

A $100 million exit for a company that has only raised a seed round is life changing for founders. But in 2022, where limited partners expect a return threshold of 6.5x gross, this type of return is not meaningful.

As a result, venture funds are increasingly taking larger bets on a smaller number of start-ups, hoping that they will deliver outsized returns.

For the entrepreneur, there is a lot of opportunity for glory in achieving multi-$100 million or $1 billion exits, but there is also an even higher chance of failure.

For the venture capitalist, they can make multiple start-up bets hoping at least one or two can achieve home runs so that they can raise the next venture fund.

#venturecapital, #startuplife, #startupexit

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