Part III: Stages and Sectors
Chapter 14
Growth, Late-Stage, and Crossover Capital
Late-stage venture finances private companies with real revenue in rounds of $100 million or more. The investors include growth funds of multistage firms, growth-equity firms, crossover hedge funds, mutual funds, sovereign funds, and since 2023 hyperscalers and chip makers. Most companies at this stage will not fail outright; price and structure, not selection alone, decide returns.
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In this chapter
- 14.1Valuation and structure
- 14.2The 2021 round trip and the AI mega-round