Venture capital is essential to the startup ecosystem, but it is often misunderstood. Capria’s leadership team calls out VC myths that silently derail good decisions, and spotlights what truly matters
Venture capital plays a central role in the startup ecosystem, yet its mechanics are often misunderstood. As funding environments become more selective and expectations around execution rise, founders are increasingly required to engage with investors as long-term partners with defined mandates and responsibilities.
When these realities are misunderstood, the consequences are practical. Fundraising strategies lose focus, capital is miscast as a solution rather than an accelerator, and expectations drift out of alignment.
To minimize the myths that strain investor relationships and weaken decision-making, the Capria leadership team offered some insights. Read what they had to say when asked: “What’s one myth about VC that you wish more founders would stop believing?”
“That VCs don’t care about portfolio companies as much as the founder does. VCs run a business, and we have to deliver for our investors. Every company matters.”
— Will Poole“That VC is all about money: VC is about the return that strong teams deliver when they create companies growing in a sustainable way and scaling at the right time.”
— Susana Garcia-Robles“That fundraising is easier for VCs than it is for founders. VCs are also entrepreneurs who raise capital and build their brand painstakingly, over long periods of time.”
— Surya Mantha“That every startup needs to raise VC funding to be successful. VC funding is not suited to every kind of business, and it is not the only path to success.”
— Mobola Da-Silva“Founders often assume VC money will clarify their problem statement or direction. It won’t. Capital can accelerate, but it can’t substitute genuine obsession with solving something real. The best partnerships happen when founders already live and breathe the problem — and we simply help them scale what they’re driven to fix.”
—Sandhya Thukaram
