Sentences with phrase «venture backed companies fail»

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The National Venture Capital Association estimates that only 20 percent (or less) of venture - backed companies produce a significant return, 40 percent achieve moderate success and the resVenture Capital Association estimates that only 20 percent (or less) of venture - backed companies produce a significant return, 40 percent achieve moderate success and the resventure - backed companies produce a significant return, 40 percent achieve moderate success and the rest fail.

Among so - called growth companies, the failure rate is even higher, according to a 2012 Harvard Business School study: About three - quarters of startups with venture backing fail.

The fact that you are more likely to fail is a fact of life for venture - backed companies, it is not an expectation for the VCs making the investment.