It's someone else's money. - VC raises money to invest - VC or the individual partners buy the infrastructure (or already owns it through different channels)

It's someone else's money. - VC raises money to invest - VC or the individual partners buy the infrastructure (or already owns it through different channels) - VC instructs companies it funds to use infrastructure it owns $$ Now, of course there's interest in successes in the fund, but even when a bet doesn't pan out the VC firm can profit