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YuriNiyazov on March 21, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Looks Like Zynga Just Bought OMGPOP For $200 Milli...

do you have evidence? traditional vc funds don't recycle their money, but yc is not a traditional vc fund

pinkton on March 21, 2012 [–]

YC raised an $8.25m fund in 2010, and the investors care about IRR and liquidity.

kf on March 21, 2012 | [–]

OMGpop (known as I'm In Like With You at the time) was a pre-fund investment.

Also, I expect that the limited partners of YC have given them unusually flexible and favorable terms.

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