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M3 Practice Quiz

M3 Practice Quiz

Q 1. Your company raises its A-round with a VC investing $1.5m at a $4.25m pre-$ valuation. a. What is the A-round’s post-$ valuation? b. How is ownership split after the A-round? c. If your company subsequently sells for $100m, how much do you receive if you own one-half of the common shares?

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a. A-round's post-$ valuation is $5.75m. (4.25 + 1.5 = 5.75) b. The VC owns a little more than 26% (1.5 / 5.75 = about .26). Common shareholders now own a little less than 74% (4.25 / 5.75 = about .74). c. If the company sells for $100m, the VC will get about $26.087m. Common shareholders get the remaining $73.913m. Assuming you own one-half of the common shares, you could get half of the common shareholder amount, or $36,956,521.74. (Of course, this is before taxes!)