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See your ownership, dilution, and exit upside in real time
Past & Present Ownership
How startup funding works — from idea stage to bridge round
100% of nothing is a lot less than 4% of a big company...
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Idea Stage
One founder, 100%
Idea Stage
One founder, 100%
Co-founders
+2 co-founders, share
ESOP Pool
Stock for future employees
Advisors
Advisory board equity
Seed Round
Post-angel • $3.4M valuation
Bridge Round
Current
What everyone does
Participate Bridge Round
Live Outputs
Pre-money
$7.0M
Post-money
$7.3M
Price/share
$0.640
New shares
468,535
Total shares
11,401,012
Your ownership
4.11%
Share Before vs After
Current State
Post-Angel • $3.4M valuation • 10,932,477 shares
After Your Investment
Post-money $7.3M • 11,401,012 shares
Ownership at Each Round
What % will you still have after Seed, Series A, B, C? VCs expect dilution — here's the path.
Your shares never decrease. Your % can dilute as new shares are issued, but the price per share typically rises as valuation increases.
Your 4.11% today → ~3.7% post Seed → ~3.0% post Series A → ~2.5% post Series B
Today (Bridge)
Ownership
4.11%
Your value
$300K
Shares owned (fixed): 468,535
Price/share: $0.640
Post Seed
Ownership
3.65%
Your value
$329K
Shares owned (fixed): 468,535
Price/share: $0.702
Post Series A
Ownership
3.04%
Your value
$548K
Shares owned (fixed): 468,535
Price/share: $1.169
Post Series B
Ownership
2.54%
Your value
$1.5M
Shares owned (fixed): 468,535
Price/share: $3.249
Post Series C
Ownership
2.10%
Your value
$3.0M
Shares owned (fixed): 468,535
Price/share: $6.497
Pro-rata in future rounds
Can you double down later? Angels & VCs think in ownership targets.
✗ No pro-rata: ends at 2.10% (diluted post Series C)
Exit Scenarios
Select an exit valuation to see payouts for each shareholder
Cash-on-cash multiple vs IRR (time-weighted)
A 10x in 3 years beats 20x in 10 years. VCs think in time-weighted returns.
Exit in 5 years
IRR ≈ 69%
Exit in 7 years
IRR ≈ 45%
Exit in 10 years
IRR ≈ 30%
Payouts at $100.0M Exit
Investment Future
Typical funding stages post-bridge (Seed → A → B → C)
| Stage | Raise | Pre-money | Post-money | Dilution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge (now) | $300K | $7.0M | $7.3M | 4.1% |
| Seed | $1.0M | $8.0M | $9.0M | ~11.1% |
| Series A | $3.0M | $15.0M | $18.0M | ~16.7% |
| Series B | $10.0M | $50.0M | $60.0M | ~16.7% |
| Series C | $25.0M | $120.0M | $145.0M | ~17.2% |
At $100.0M exit, your $300K investment → $4.1M (13.7x)
Your 4.11% today dilutes to ~2.5% post Series B — realistic expectations, transparently shown.
Illustrative only. Actual terms subject to negotiation.
Market Context: Valuation Caps
Comparable post-money SAFE caps for rounds of this size typically range from $5M–$12M, with a median around $7.5M. Our $7.0M cap is slightly below median — not aggressive.
Market reference (Carta, Q1–Q3 2025) · © Carta
Market reference (Carta, Q1–Q3 2025). Illustrative only.