From the deals that come my way, I see a lot more older founders with experience these days.

That said, I think the main reason why SV prefers younger founders is exactly because of their naivety + lack of understanding in their respective domains. E.g. It’s a lot easier for someone who has never worked in healthcare to try to disrupt healthcare, than someone who’s been institutionalised by the system they’re embedded in.

99% of these young founders won’t work out, but occasionally there will be one with a fresh idea that truly disrupts a system and gives the hypergrowth returns that VC guys want