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VCs Serve As Sources of Funding for 6.5% of Inc. Fast-Growing Firms
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation shared a finding that a main source of equity financing for new firms is VCs. The finding reports that venture-backed companies have faster employee growth, greater sales, and faster sales growth. These companies also professionalize earlier, have an increased likelihood of an Initial Public Offering (IPO), and have greater post-IPO survival rates.