Do we need to return funding?

No, founders don’t repay investors if a startup fails. The investor takes the risk, owns a share in the company, and loses the money if the startup fails and that share loses value. If the founders owe the money, that would have been debt, not investment.

How does an investor get his money back?

More commonly investors will be paid back in relation to their equity in the company, or the amount of the business that they own based on their investment. This can be repaid strictly based on the amount that they own, or it can be done by what is referred to as preferred payments.

Do founders have to pay back investors if a startup fails?

No, founders don’t repay investors if a startup fails. The investor takes the risk, owns a share in the company, and loses the money if the startup fails and that share loses value. If the founders owe the money, that would have been debt, not investment.

Are investors willing to lose money on startups?

The 10 successful startups more than compensate for the 90 failures. The implication here is that startup investors are searching for the home-run, and are willing to lose money on most of their investments to find that company.

What happens to investors when a company fails?

In most cases, an investor buys a part of the company, therefore if the company fails, he or she can still get some money out of it by selling it to somebody. He or she can either sell it back to the company owner, or someone willing to buy it at a cheap price.

How many successful startups should a startup fund have?

If a startup fund has a portfolio of 100 companies, most of its returns would come from the 1 biggest success (ideally, a unicorn), followed by the 9 successful-but-not-huge companies. The 10 successful startups more than compensate for the 90 failures.

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