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Wow - YC has been around for 15 years and only 7 IPOs. That is an interesting track record.
by dannykwells 5y ago
Wow - YC has been around for 15 years and only 7 IPOs. That is an interesting track record.
- marc__1 5y agoThat is very unfair. VC is a long-term business, with the average time from founding to IPO ranging from 8-10 years depending on the year. If you look closer at this list, you'll see companies about to IPO (Amplitude, Relativity Space, Embark Trucks) and several multi-billion dollar exits (e.g Segment <> Twilio, Twitch <> Amazon). Lastly, the business is all about power law, so these small exits outperform the remaining portfolio by orders of magnitude. I bet they are beyond excited with their returns.
- jy1 5y agoAlso consider that YC at the start had few companies per batch. Also a tonne of large acquisitions.
- bostonsre 5y agoAn ipo isn't the only way to exit successfully.
- santiagobasulto 5y agoAmplitude and Gitlab will IPO soon, and MessageBird is a highly likely one as well.