Assertion: venture capitalist's investment | /r/HasProperty | initial
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text: Venture capitalists invest money in startups with the hope of selling them in a few years' time at a substantial profit (reaping many times the initial investment), either to another VC fund, to another company, or via an IPO.
text: They tend to prefer investing in start-ups when another venture capitalist that they respect has already agreed to make an initial investment.
text: At the end of the investment, venture capitalists sell their shares in the company back to the owners, or through an initial public offering, with the hope that they will receive significantly more than their initial investment.
text: Generally, in financing start-ups, venture capitalists are looking for a reasonable probability of being able to cash out their initial investment with a high multiple within five to seven years.