Between 2005 and 2023, the average length of time between receiving an initial venture capital investment and the IPO of the respective company in the United States was more than five years. In 2023, VC-backed companies went public approximately 3.8 years after securing their first VC investment.
Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2005 to 2023
(in years)
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WilmerHale. (March 21, 2024). Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 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 2023 (in years)." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/
WilmerHale. (2024). Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 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 2023 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 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 2023 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Median time from initial venture capital funding to IPO exit in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in years) [Graph], WilmerHale, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320793/median-time-venture-capital-exit-usa/
