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Imgur is backed by venture capital. A stable, sustainable business isn’t enough; they have to make gobs of cash to repay their investors.

I understand the need to expand given that you have investors. I was asking why they needed to get investors if they were profitable.

Sure, it is now, but why did it have to be? I don't remember them hurting for many or anything before the VC money came in, but nobody ever accused me of being too astute.

Coz owners wanted more money

Yes, it's a sarcastic "have".

Got it. I would've written it like:

They were profitable but then they haaaaad to go and raise money.

:-)