If Vessel, the start-up company (Vessel Capital, Inc., a Delaware C Corporation), goes out of business, nothing should change with the investments already made and accepted. Each investment goes through a distinct investment vehicle, a Delaware Statutory Trust, whose existence is designed to outlast Vessel, should Vessel fail. Each investment vehicle is managed by a subsidiary Vessel Management, LLC, whose ownership can change, or who can be replaced by another manager of the investors' choosing.
What if Vessel fails?