VC money (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venture_capital)

We usually hear, regarding decentralization, web3, socialfi and Blockchains in general, the argument "It's VC, they have VC money, VC this VC that".

In Hive, not saying all, but some, even say "We are the best, no VC at all!"

Honest question

What's the difference between having VC money or having a DAO (Hive DHF) filled with ninja minded money (old ninja minded Steem airdropped by code) that can be controlled by only 3 stakeholders alone (33M HP)?
Are there really that many differences?