Why wouldn't the investors like it? Companies license IP to other companies all the time. It actually is a plus for investors because they will see a faster ROI.
A similar example I can think of is the relation between SQLStream and AWS Kinesis Analytics. Kinesis Analytics is based on SQLStream but people who use AWS don't know it; however SQLStream uses the name of AWS as their client in their website. It's likely that AWS re-branded SQLStream as Kinesis Analytics as a different product and provided it to their user as a managed service.