I bet the founders got money out of the business when the equity firm made its investment. It's common for that to happen. I'm sure they did ok. Even after I kn

I bet the founders got money out of the business when the equity firm made its investment. It's common for that to happen. I'm sure they did ok. Even after I know the outcome I would trade places with one of them. The ones that probably got screwed are the employees that got options thinking they would cash out in the future.