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		gbear605 on Sept 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Arduino raises $22M Series B round Technically a VC with less than 50% control can’t do anything to you, so as long as you keep 51% and never sell or liquidate then it’s free money. In practice, they wind up pressuring you to do those things and then they get their money back.

yard2010 on Sept 8, 2023 [–]

That's my point, when taking a loan you know upfront the cost, but when raising money you can't know what it really takes

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