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Google raised more than 25M USD in its first year in a series A round, the largest round done by a YC backed company I could find was 12M (Loopt) and that was a
by marcus 19y ago
Google raised more than 25M USD in its first year in a series A round, the largest round done by a YC backed company I could find was 12M (Loopt) and that was a B series round.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/pressrelease1.html http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/pressrelease1.html
- sharpshoot 19y agoThere was a seed round before that to get them started which was a lot larger than most YC startups take. Anyway, what does the size of the round have to do with what you are trying to prove?
- marcus 19y agoMy point is that Google's had very few exit strategies other than an IPO once it took 25M in VC money. Most YC startups have more flexibility regarding their exit strategy.
- pg 19y agoGoogle's series A round was not the first money they raised.