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Skip the Startup: Why More Entrepreneurs are Choosing Acquisition

UVA Darden

According to Stanford’s 2024 Search Fund Study, for entrepreneurs who exited their business, the average equity earned was $5.7 The overall internal rate of return (IRR) for search funds was 35.1%, with a return on investment (ROI) of 4.5 million per person with a median of $2.25 times the invested capital, the study said.