Analysis of 5,000 Startups: Top-VC Background Is the Strongest Funding Signal

An analysis of 5,000 US startups found that prior experience at a top VC fund triples a founder's odds of raising from tier-one investors—far outweighing olympiad medals—while an MBA actually hurts those odds.

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