VC’s expect to cash out of their investments five to seven years after they have funded a company. In the past the traditional way to get cashed out was via the IPO. Those opportunities are few in today’s marketplace. Most of the IPO’s today raise north of $200 million and most of the companies today that are going public with billion dollar valuations.

The usual “exit strategies” for venture-backed young companies have dried up in the USA.Today VC’s have a longer term view and expect some time between the five and seven year window their venture investments will either be purchased or merged with another company in the same sector.

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