Adam, how can you possibly say you're not "for-profit" when in fact that is precisely what Blockstream is? do you seriously expect us to believe that Reid Hoffman, et al invested $21M while not expecting at least a 10x return on their investment?
I read somewhere that they invested personally instead of via organized venture funds specifically because they are bitcoin supporters and the investment didn't really meet the usual criteria for the funds (roughly described by you as a 10x return). I can't vouch for any of this being actually true or relevant, but I did read it.
From the horses' mouth
And thats why Im participating in this first-round financing as an individual investor, and why Blockstream itself will function similarly to the Mozilla Corporation. Here, our first interest is maintaining and enhancing Bitcoins strong open ecosystem. And the structure weve chosen will give us the freedom and flexibility to prioritize public good over returns to investors.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141117154558-1213-the-future-of-the-bitcoin-ecosystem-and-trustless-trust-why-i-invested-in-blockstreamOf course cyphertroll wants to hear nothing of that. Blockstream are a bunch of mobsters willing to sell out their proprietary technology to any crook on the street so as to maximize profits for their investors.