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The only VC was a guy named Marquardt. His firm had a 6.2% stake at the time of the IPO. I don't know when he invested.
by njl 16y ago
The only VC was a guy named Marquardt. His firm had a 6.2% stake at the time of the IPO. I don't know when he invested.
- nostrademons 16y agoMicrosoft took a mezzanine round a few months before the IPO. The reason usually given is so that they'd have connections to investment bankers to manage the actual IPO, as well as people with a stake in making sure that the IPO price was as high as possible.