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I was under the impression that far fewer than 2/3rds of VC investments break even. I am more surprised that 1/3rd of them "work out the way you want them to."

by dcurtis 19y ago

I was under the impression that far fewer than 2/3rds of VC investments break even. I am more surprised that 1/3rd of them "work out the way you want them to." Anyone have more concrete statistics on general VC success rates?

pg 19y ago
Rates vary a lot among VC firms. Union Square is one of the good ones, so they have a higher success rate. But the median VC Fund actually loses money.
- dcurtis 19y ago
  That's interesting. It really is gambling.
  - pg 19y ago
    Well, not quite. The median VC partner makes a lot of money from the management fees even if the fund loses money.