<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Professor Ilya Strebulaev's research, the Unicorn Update Alert, ranks top unicorn investors like Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz.</li><li>Question arises about success denominator for top firms in VC portfolios - how many failed investments?</li><li>Statistical odds of seed-stage startups reaching unicorn status are low, highlighting extremely high failure rates.</li><li>Large VC portfolios increase chances of hitting unicorns due to the 'law of large numbers'.</li><li>Differences in risk and return between early-stage and late-stage venture investments.</li><li>Six elite firms excel in early-stage investing with unicorn hit rates far above industry average.</li><li>The data emphasizes the consolidation of LP dollars with large venture firms for risk management and expected outcomes.</li><li>Emerging managers face challenges in proving their ability to consistently find and win top deals.</li><li>Focus on building a balanced portfolio for emerging managers to compete in the industry.</li><li>Historical outcomes show diversity in successful investment strategies with no one-size-fits-all approach in venture.</li></ul>

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