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41 days ago, PG's estimation for the sum of the value of all YC companies was 4.7 billion. http://ycombinator.com/nums.html http://ycombinator.com/nums.html Co
by mlinsey 15y ago
41 days ago, PG's estimation for the sum of the value of all YC companies was 4.7 billion. http://ycombinator.com/nums.html http://ycombinator.com/nums.html
Congrats to Drew, Arash, and the whole Dropbox team.
(Ordinarily I would say that giving congratulations before a deal is confirmed as closed is a jinx, but at this point there is no such thing as jinxing Dropbox. Their ultimate success, whether this report is true or not, is inevitable.)
- dhbanes 15y agoJust for clarification, it looks like he stated "the combined value of the top 21 companies is $4.7 billion."
- mlinsey 15y agoYes, but as explained in the post, that's a decent estimation for the value of the whole portfolio (of the 210 companies through S10). This is because startup valuations follow a power law, which among other things means that almost all of the value in a portfolio will be in the top 10%. This round of funding is a good example of that principle - if TC is correct, then even among the top 21 companies, a majority of the value will be in the top single company.
- blantonl 15y agoHow does PG value YC companies? Is this process public knowledge or something internal to PG?
- mlinsey 15y agoFrom the link: "For 18 of the top 21 I used the postmoney valuation of the most recent funding round. The other 3 had grown significantly since their last round, and to estimate the values of those I used the opinions of independent experts and the valuations of the funding offers they are currently receiving."
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