Asked another way...
What do you think the Inkscape team would do if they saw on forum posts that most new users were confused about how to get started due to a poorly designed UX? And that there were literally user self-help support groups explaining that confusing part of the UI, and encouraging each other to stick it out? And that the whole meme of Inkscape was that the 1st month is dangerous, boring, and not useful?
I promise you, they wouldn't complain about VC funding.🤷🏿♂️