These investors are big boys, so if they wanted to buy out founders then more power to them. Early investors, the ones who would potentially be screwed by this,

These investors are big boys, so if they wanted to buy out founders then more power to them. Early investors, the ones who would potentially be screwed by this, often have a provision allowing them to sell too. It's not a greed issue (implying morality), it's simply a stupidity issue.