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Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders?

Both Sides of the Table

So taking the same fund raising round and assuming that the VC wants the options including before he or she funds (and before is totally standard) then the math works like this: Assuming a 15% option pool post funding then you need a 20% option pool pre funding (because the pool gets diluted by 25% also when the VC invests their money).

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

That said, Jonathan Bragdon, General Partner, Capacity Capital , points out that Flexible VC terms “twin” well with equity: providing less dilution while still providing investor assistance. . This does not account for the value of any residual stake investors may retain after full redemption. Lose your house, burn your credit score.

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Venture Capital Term Sheets – Redemption Rights

Scott Edward Walker

Redemption Rights What Are Redemption Rights? A redemption right is another feature of preferred stock and permits the investors to require the company to repurchase their shares after a specified period of time; it is, in effect, a “put” right – that is, the investors may elect to put their shares back to the company.

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How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents?

Startup Company Lawyer

If new investors get better rights in a future equity financings (such as registration rights, price-based anti-dilution, redemption rights, etc.), Anti-dilution protection. Deleting anti-dilution rights saves several pages of text in the Certificate of Incorporation. Redemption rights. Anti-dilution.

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One Book Every Entrepreneur and VC Should Own

Both Sides of the Table

Redemption rights? Founders don’t often think about “primary&# stock vs, “fully diluted&# stock in terms of voting rights. Only later did I learn how it could be used to screw me. Sounds harmless enough.

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Integrating SMS into Existing Marketing Efforts

Up and Running

Many business marketers worry about their marketing programs becoming too thin and thereby diluting the reach of their marketing efforts as a whole. We include an expiration date so we can control the redemption. Redemption – I could probably write a book on the different ways redemption can work, so I’ll be brief.

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Why In-Game Advertising Sucks

Austin Startup

These typical formats would be better known as ‘on-game’ or ‘extra-game’, because they exist as ill-fitting bolt-ons to the games they dilute. Now that you’re in total despair over the state of in-game advertising, it’s time for the redemptive denouement. An Alternative Option ( ??, ??, ?? ) There’s another way!