Cross-border VC risk: capital controls can trap your exit proceeds
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-23
A US investor continues a thread on cross-border early-stage investing, flagging capital controls as an overlooked risk: some countries make it hard to wire money back out, so before wiring anything, they assess whether proceeds can actually be repatriated after a good exit.
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