Y Combinator growth equity fund?
It would be interesting if Y Combinator attempted to convert to an entity that was able to publicly list on a stock exchange and sell shares to the average investor - much like private equity shops Blackstone and Carlyle have done by going public.<p><a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2007/06/blac-j25.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2007/06/blac-j25.html</a><p><a href="http://www.carlyle.com/news-room/news-release-archive/carlyle-group-prices-initial-public-offering" rel="nofollow">http://www.carlyle.com/news-room/news-release-archive/carlyl...</a><p>If there is a bubble valuation in the public-to-private market, YC could potentially arbitrage the valuation difference into cash for its LPs.