Examples of startups that grew big without Venture Capital (vc) money
The case for growing slowly and not accepting venture funding
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Fourteen years after launching, 1Password takes a $200M Series A – TechCrunch
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Sequoia Buys Shares in Elusive Startup Zapier at Multibillion-Dollar Valuation
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JetBrains: Czech Startup Founders Turn Billionaires Without VC Help - Bloomberg
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Created: Nov 14, 2019
Updated: Jan 23, 2025
Updated: Jan 23, 2025