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YC invests 150k for 7%, so a 10,000x is more like $21bn of which it has 2 so far, Stripe and AirBnB.
by jamiequint 7y ago
YC invests 150k for 7%, so a 10,000x is more like $21bn of which it has 2 so far, Stripe and AirBnB.
- georgewsinger 7y agoI was assuming that YC's 7% equity gets diluted by the time a company gets to that size. If that's not the case then I stand corrected.
- Judgmentality 7y agoDon't forget back when YC invested in AirBnB and Stripe that they only put in $20,000 for the 7%, which brings down your valuation quite a bit closer to something that might include AirBnB and Stripe as 10,000x exits.
- tfehring 7y agoAs I understand it, YC has the right to participate in priced rounds at the same valuation as other investors to retain their 7% stake. That does reduce the return on their most successful investments (since the denominator is bigger), but it also causes those investments to make up a larger share of their portfolio, which helps their aggregate ROI.