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Copied my comment from other Rockmelt-related acquisition post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6148221 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6148221 For t
by orky56 13y ago
Copied my comment from other Rockmelt-related acquisition post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6148221 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6148221
For those keeping score, this gives another win for Khosla Ventures, SV Angel, a16z, and First Round. Here's the tally for those who invested in companies that have been acquired by Y! since Mayer took over:
CrunchFund - 3 (Stamped, GoPollGo, Tumblr)
True Ventures - 3 (OnTheAir, Snip.It, Lexity)
Khosla Venture - 3 (Snip.It, Xobni, Rockmelt)
SV Angel - 3 (Snip,It, Xobni, Rockmelt)
Google Ventures - 2 (Astrid & Stamped)
Spark Capital - 2 (Tumblr & Lexity)
Jack Herrick - 2 (Qwiki & Astrid)
Greylock - 2 (Tumblr & Qwiki)
First Round Capital - 2 (Xobni & Rockmelt)
Also to note, Lexity & Jybe were founded by former Y! employees.
- volaski 13y agoGood job on your research, but if you think these are "win"s, you don't know how VC works.
- orky56 13y agoObviously a larger return (10x-100x) is more of a win but to discount a modest exit that an investor and founder(s) agree on as not a win is a bit harsh. Each one of these startups has a different story and had their own definition of what was considered success and a good investor's reputation is also based on ensuring that startups can achieve that.
- sirkneeland 13y agoA cynic may suspect Yahoo were buying good press from the media sites and VC influencers whose pockets are being lined by these. You think Khosla is going to cast doubt on Yahoo's strategy at whatever next "round table" confab he graces with his presence? Or that TechCrunch will crap on Yahoo with the same vigor they use to crap on Microsoft, RIM, etc?