For more than 30 years the entrepreneurship-venture capital-IPO cycle centered in Silicon Valley has generated new wealth, commercialized innovation, and created new companies and industries.

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For some very fast growing companies, the organization reaches a point in its life cycle when venture capital funds are required for hyper growth.

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