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The Silliness Of Recapping Seed Rounds

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Assuming equity is raised at or above that cap, the total dilution, before the new money, is 16.6% (equivalent to an equity financing of $1m at a $6m post money valuation. A company raises $1m of seed money from angels in a convertible note with a $6m cap. The company spends the $1m building and launching their first product.