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How easy or even feasible is it to track where the money is coming from? Let's say you're a startup and a VC wants to invest in you. Can you ask for that inform

• ISL 8y ago
  If a question is important, it can always be asked. One must be prepared, of course, for the ramifications of asking a question and getting an unpleasant answer.
• qaq 8y ago
  Given the fact that SoftBank dwarfs all other funds (even combined) is it a realistic scenario?
  • gcb0 8y ago
    who are softbanks stakeholders?
    • dejv 8y ago
      Saudi prince invested huge amounts, not sure if personal or state money.
    • thatoneyouthrow 8y ago
      Masayoshi Son https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/10/16/business/softbank-ceo-saudis-prince-22-billion-test-values/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/10/16/business/softba...
      • gcb0 8y ago
        that's the CEO... not the stakeholder.
• supercanuck 8y ago
  Or they could go public and avoid the problem entirely. Let's not pretend there aren't other alternatives. Public, Open markets are there for a reason. They cost more, but are more ethical.
  • vkou 8y ago
    > They cost more, but are more ethical. They aren't. If you go public, you have zero control of who owns your company. It's not more ethical - it just launders your ethical responsibility. There are plenty of people or organizations - who also happen to have a horrific ethical record - who can buy shares in a private company. And there's nothing you can do to stop that.
    • tartoran 8y ago
      I'd argue in this case with Saudi money that zero control is better than blood money