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Recent data revealed by Garry Tan indicates significant returns for investors participating in Y Combinator's demo days between 2018 and 2020. Those who invested in three or more startups during this period saw varied returns, with the top 10% achieving a 16x return, the top 25% realizing an 8x return, the median investor earning a 5x return, and the bottom 25% receiving a 3.3x return. In comparison, it was noted that Y Combinator (YC) invested in three times more companies than New Enterprise Associates (NEA) but had three times fewer exits, suggesting a difference in investment strategy and outcomes between the two entities. This data has sparked discussions about the effectiveness of accelerators in the venture capital landscape.
If you’re a VC, you have a fiduciary duty to find your portfolio companies’ engineers’ new girlfriends in order to maximize the returns for your LPs. It’s actually a non-talked-about-but-very commonly-known secret in Silicon Valley that this is why dating apps were started and… https://t.co/WY7iub2CYG
TIL: YC invested in 3x more companies as NEA, but has less exits. I’m slowly getting the feeling that accelerators are the VC equivalent of being drunk with the bros and randomly swiping right on every girl on Tinder https://t.co/JZU624TSpU
TIL: YC invested in 3x more companies as NEA, but has 3x less exits. I’m slowly getting the feeling that accelerators are the VC equivalent of being drunk with the bros and randomly swiping right on every girl on Tinder https://t.co/1MQMx0cTxc
