They're looking.... Venture investment would be a very high-risk investment. They will make a portfolio bet, investing in 20-plus companies and hoping that one or two of those will be big successes. The other ones they're expecting to write off. They will hold that investment for over a decade and hope to get the return after that.
They are not paid. They're giving up interest. They're making a significant choice to invest in a high-risk area. It's the only way these companies can grow as fast as their potential.