Ah, but that&#x27;s a different problem, and the inequality talk actually distracts from it.<p>The thing is that VCs are not that wealthy - even the wealthiest ones, like John Doerr, are not in the Forbes 100 list.<p>What they actually do is invest the money of others, often from not-so-wealthy people - money held in pension funds, 401ks, etc. So you could have a less unequal society in which VCs actually controlled <i>more</i> money - in fact, it wouldn&#x27;t be surprising, since wealthy people often invest directly, instead of buying into VC funds.