Between 2005 and 2022, the average length of time between receiving an initial venture capital investment and the IPO of the respective company in the United States was 5.6 years. In 2022, VC-backed companies went public approximately 5.1 years after securing their first VC investment.
Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2005 to 2022
(in years)
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WilmerHale. (April 6, 2023). Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2005 to 2022 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/
WilmerHale. "Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2005 to 2022 (in years)." Chart. April 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/
WilmerHale. (2023). Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2005 to 2022 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/
WilmerHale. "Median Time from Initial Venture Capital Funding to Ipo Exit in The United States from 2005 to 2022 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/
WilmerHale, Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2005 to 2022 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/ (last visited October 29, 2024)
Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2005 to 2022 (in years) [Graph], WilmerHale, April 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/