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Sheel Mohnot@pitdesi

This is probably one of the highest IRR VC investments of all time Martin / A16Z led the series A ~2 years ago at a $400M valuation… now Cursor is acquired for $60B. ~120x return in 2 years after accounting for dilution… ~1000% IRR, and a 10 digit gain for LP’s!

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