Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’ and reviving overlooked startups for long-term gains.
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Hold Forever Investors Buying VC ‘Zombies’
Why ‘Hold Forever’ Investors Are Snapping Up Venture Capital ‘Zombies’ Growing curiosity surrounds why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’ , especially as aging software startups lose relevance in an AI-driven market. Many readers search for whether these stagnant companies still hold value, how investors profit from them, and why this strategy is rising fast in 2025. The answer: these firms are quietly becoming gold mines for long-term cash-flow buyers. Image Credits:Getty Images Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’ and what the term actually means Investors use the term “venture zombies” to describe once-promising startups that stalled after VC funding dried up. These companies still have loyal users and solid revenue—they simply aren’t scaling fast enough for venture capital expectations. Hold-forever firms acquire them at discount prices, fix operations, and keep them indefinitely instead of flipping them like private equ…
