[FatherofFive]

Mike Markula bought a sizeable chunk of Apple for $250K.

A sizeable chunk is not the whole thing. Venture capital always take a sizeable chunk. But the owners keep a good chunk. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak kept enough to become billionaires. You have to give up equity to raise venture capital. But you don't give up your whole position.

[Kevmo]

That just makes their press release poorly worded, as far as I can tell.