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DECEMBER 18, 2008

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Liquidation Preference Venture Capital Post-Money Valuation Participating Preferred 31

Growthink Blog

JANUARY 24, 2011

One very popular "preferred right" or "preference" that adds very significant value to outside investors and is common in venture capital investments is a liquidation preference. The liquidation preference means what is sounds - namely that preferred stock holders with this right get all of their money back (i.e.

Preferred Stock 93

Preferred Stock Stock Common Stock Liquidation Preference 93

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

I’ve seen every imaginable type of liquidation preference structure, pay-to-play dynamic, preferred return, ratchet, share/option bonus, option repricing, and carveout. I suffered through the next financing after implementing a complex structure, or a sale of the company, or a liquidation.

Cap Table 70

Cap Table Down Round Liquidation Preference Founder 70

Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The price is the percent of ownership given to the investor, calculated as “investment/post-money valuation.” The pre-money valuation is company value today, while the post-money valuation is the pre-money valuation plus the investment amount. Liquidation preference.

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Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Due Diligence Post-Money Valuation 158

Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago. Him: Not so good. Obviously he’d be pissed off.

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Liquidation Preference Valuation Term Sheet Stock 153

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2015

Or, if you just want the paragraph, it’s: “If this note converts at a price higher than the cap that you have been given you agree that in the conversion of the note into equity you agree to allow your stock to be converted such that you will receive no more than a 1x non-participating liquidation preference plus any agreed interest.”.

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Liquidation Preference Cap Table Angel Investor Post-Money Valuation 70

ithacaVC

APRIL 25, 2014

The model includes a simple waterfall analysis using both participating and non-participating preferred (see line 44 and then columns M and O). The larger the preferred stock liquidation preference the larger the impact of participating preferred. Play with the investment numbers (increase them in column L).

Cap Table 79

Cap Table Preferred Stock Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference 79

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Let’s assume that the company raised it at a normal VC valuation, which means it gave up 33% of the company and thus $5 million / 33% = $15 million post-money valuation. BTW, this ignores liquidation preferences which actually mean you’ll earn less. They raised $5 million in their B round.

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Stock Options Stock Liquidation Preference Option Pool 418

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder.

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Cofounder Founder Preferred Stock Startup 40

Board Effect

MAY 10, 2019

Such metrics can include an investor’s liquidation preference, option exercise windows and expiry dates, and shareholders’ fully diluted ownership percentages. Cap tables are throughout these negotiations to model potential pre- and post-money valuations. Liquidation Preferences.

Cap Table 40

Cap Table Liquidation Preference Dilution Liquidity Event 40

Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2015

A company raises $1m of seed money from angels in a convertible note with a $6m cap. 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. So they recapitalize the company. Sure – it happens.

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Recapitalization Pre-Money Valuation Post-Money Valuation Angel Investor 70

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

When youhear people talking about a successful angel investor, theyre notsaying "He got a 4x liquidation preference." 2 ] When you negotiate terms with a startup, there are two numbers youcare about: how much money youre putting in, and the valuation ofthe company. The valuation determines how much stock you get.

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Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Dilution 63