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> Total market cap of all YC companies The word "market" seems pretty strange here. Are there any YC companies with a "market" valuation?
by jcampbell1 12y ago
> Total market cap of all YC companies
The word "market" seems pretty strange here. Are there any YC companies with a "market" valuation?
- tomblomfield 12y agoYes - VC investment is a private market, but a market nonetheless.
- jcampbell1 12y agoI assume it is a combination of acquisition price or last VC valuation, or market cap of IPO'd companies (which I don't think there are any). It is a useful number, but calling it "market cap" seems strange to me.
- hornbaker 12y agoAny company which has sold equity, whether on the private or public markets, has a "market" valuation based on the per-share price. Private companies may also get a market valuation with a 409A valuation, but those are typically kept as low as legally justifiable for stock option attractiveness.
- crapshoot101 12y agoPerhaps, but it is a market valuation for preferred stock, not for common stock, a distinction when market valuation generally refers to the latter. Ie, companies doing a round at a $1B valuation aren't implicitly worth a billion$ - the liquidity preference affects it.