[sokoloff]

Why would a VC invest in a co-op? What would be the exit strategy that would allow them to be paid off at the multiple needed to compensate for the risk? In a worker-owned co-op, there is none, so they won’t have access to venture capital as Uber could raise.

They can get different types of financing perhaps.

[jessxdesign]

Unless they use revenue-based financing, a VC wouldn't invest in co-ops. As you point out, their need for an exit strategy that revolves around an increase in the price of equity doesn't align well with co-ops striving for building longer-term wealth for their community. That's why we see co-ops funded through loan funds, angel investment, and a new breed of equity funds trying to fill the gap, like The Equitable Economy Fund (https://www.equitablefund.net/)