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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

  1. 14.1Valuation and structure
  2. 14.2The 2021 round trip and the AI mega-round