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		didibus 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mistral 3 family of models released For VC don't you need a lot of capital and people with too much money? Isn't that then a chicken and egg?

JumpCrisscross 4 days ago [–]

> and people with too much money?

No. VC’s historical capital has come from institutional investors. Pensions. Endowments. Foundations.

didibus 4 days ago | [–]

Interesting, is that still the case? And how is the decision to take those high risk investments made for things like pensions and such?

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