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Last Exit Wall Street: 7 Considerations When Raising Venture Capital

From the Venture Trenches

The fact is most start-ups that generate a positive return for their investors are acquired by corporations or financial institutions and the average time it takes a VC to make a return on their investment is more than eight years. So, whether an entrepreneur raises money or not, they have to have a long-term vision.

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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

TechCrunch LA

Advisors Douglas Merritt, CEO of Splunk, and Mike Scarpelli, CFO of Snowflake, also made individual investments as angels. With the new capital, SpotOn has raised $628 million since its inception. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company.