With the current frothy financing environment, the increase in billion dollar valuations and the buzz/media attention mega-deals get, it’s easy to mistake raising venture capital with success.So we started compiling a list of companies that we look upto and which we think should be celebrated more because they built real big businesses while being capital efficient. Here’s the list so far:
- Veeva Systems
- Tableau
- Indeed
- Mojang
- Shutterstock
- Wayfair
- Mailchimp
These companies built real businesses first and those that exited were among venture’s most capital efficient exits. Some are completely revenue-funded (Mailchimp, Mojang).
Who else would you add to the list? Leave a comment below with your recommendations.