NO!
A lottery win means you receive the money with no obligations.
Getting Venture Capital means it is only the beginning of your journey and that you are selling part of your company with an expectation that it will grow and be worth more money in the future. This comes with a huge amount of pressure and a lot of work!
Spotify raised a total of $188 million from venture capital and private equity companies before its IPO.
Series A, 10/08 $21.6M
Creandum
Northzone
Li Ka-shing
Series B, 8/09 $50M
Wellington Partners
Li Ka-shing
Series C, 2/10 €11.6M
Sean Parker
Founders Fund
Venture Round, 6/11 $100m
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Accel Partners
Digital Sky Technologies