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Ask HN: When a VC loses money, how does that affect the rest of its portfolio?

Sequoia reportedly lost $213m on the FTX debacle (though has billions in gains from elsewhere to offset these losses). I'm wondering, will Sequoia increase pressure on the remainder of its portfolio to turn a profit? Will they increase scrutiny of each business? More generally, how do VCs react to losses?

I'm working for a VC backed startup, so I'm wondering how these sorts of situations may indirectly affect me.

25 points thomcrom 4 years ago 20 comments

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