You're missing the point. Saying "they raised capital" is not a good counterargument to "it will hurt adoption". Your response would be a good counter to "they

You're missing the point. Saying "they raised capital" is not a good counterargument to "it will hurt adoption". Your response would be a good counter to "they will never raise capital" or "no one will use this". You can't know how many VCs didn't fund due to the name or how many tech decision-makers at companies will pass on this product due to the name. That being said, I doubt it will be/was significant in any case.