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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

November 2005 Venture funding works like gears. Some angel investors join together in syndicates. Whatkind of anti-dilution protection do they want? The angel now owns 200/1200 shares, or a sixth of thecompany, and all the previous shareholders percentage ownershipis diluted by a sixth. Want to start a startup?

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

In looking back at the old financials, at the end of Q2 2005, our cash balance was a whopping $546. offering to invest $75K if we could find another $250K by September 30, 2005. Before the $52M Series D , the $23M Series C , the $15.5M Series B and the $5M Series A , there were angels writing checks with many less 0s.