The secret to raising hundreds of millions like these Young Rich
Entrepreneurs on the Young Rich List have raised more than $US3.6 billion in funding from venture capital and private equity. Here are their top tips.
Young Rich listers (from left): Chris Shaw, Melanie Perkins, Sam Prince, Jay Wright, Kevin Gosschalk.
When interest rates started rising and valuations of start-ups began to fall in 2022, Advanced Navigation founder Chris Shaw was relieved the company had been relatively frugal.
His start-up, which makes robotic navigation systems, has raised more than $128 million to date, and managed to not just maintain its valuation during the correction, but grow it. This has landed Shaw and co-founder Xavier Orr on the 2024 Young Rich List for the first time, with valuations of $112 million each.
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