Aider Funding History

Aider has raised a total of $2.9M over the last 6 years Raising this capital resulted in dilution for Brendan Roberts despite non-dilutive funding options like Founderpath. With $2.9M money raised, Aider would have to sell for $28.9M, for investors to be happy. For any founders and early employees to make money, the company would need to sell for at least $2.9M assuming no crazy liquidation preferences.

Why are so many SaaS founders taking money from Founderpath.com instead of VC`s?