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Liquidity Stage Definition

Liquidity stage – n : the fifth and final stage of the Venture Value Chain. In the Liquidity stage, the company achieves liquidity for its shareholders – outside investors, founders, and option-holding employees – through a liquidity event. In a nutshell, the company returns money to investors at the Liquidity stage through some sort of sale event, whether that is an IPO, an M&A transaction or a recapitalization.

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