Because funding is not always about the idea, sometimes it's about the people. VCs make bets hoping that some of them will pay off. A good bet is to bet one a g

Because funding is not always about the idea, sometimes it's about the people. VCs make bets hoping that some of them will pay off. A good bet is to bet one a guy (2 in this case) who have succeeded before. So Twist sounds ridiculous, sure. But so did twitter.