were on average younger than founders of successfully exited startups.
Startups which have successfully exited - via acquisition or IPO - in the United States had founders who were over 45 years when they started the company. The overall average founder age among these companies was 46.7 years, whereas the average age of founders of startups with patents was 49.3 years. Founders of high growth startups, which have not been acquired or gone public, Average age of founders of VC-backed, high-tech and patenting startups with successful exits in the United States as of 2018 (in years)
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Center for American Entrepreneurship. (January 6, 2020). Average age of founders of VC-backed, high-tech and patenting startups with successful exits in the United States as of 2018 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220775/average-founder-age-successful-exit-usa/
Center for American Entrepreneurship. "Average age of founders of VC-backed, high-tech and patenting startups with successful exits in the United States as of 2018 (in years)." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220775/average-founder-age-successful-exit-usa/
Center for American Entrepreneurship. (2020). Average age of founders of VC-backed, high-tech and patenting startups with successful exits in the United States as of 2018 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220775/average-founder-age-successful-exit-usa/
Center for American Entrepreneurship. "Average Age of Founders of Vc-backed, High-tech and Patenting Startups with Successful Exits in The United States as of 2018 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220775/average-founder-age-successful-exit-usa/
Center for American Entrepreneurship, Average age of founders of VC-backed, high-tech and patenting startups with successful exits in the United States as of 2018 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220775/average-founder-age-successful-exit-usa/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Average age of founders of VC-backed, high-tech and patenting startups with successful exits in the United States as of 2018 (in years) [Graph], Center for American Entrepreneurship, January 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220775/average-founder-age-successful-exit-usa/