Round Mechanics

Cap Table & Dilution

Price a priced equity round — post-money valuation, price per share, the new investor's stake, an option-pool top-up (created pre-money), and the resulting founder dilution.

Existing fully-diluted shares

Pre-money valuation

New investment

New option pool% of post-money, optional

Post-money

$25.00M

Price / share

$1.75

2,857,143 new shares

HolderSharesOwnership

Founders & existing10,000,00070.0%

Option pool (new)1,428,57110.0%

New investor2,857,14320.0%

Total14,285,714100.0%

Founder ownership: before → after100% → 70.0%

Dilution of 30.0% — the new money plus the option pool. Shrinking the pool or raising the pre-money reduces founder dilution.

For modeling and illustration only — not investment, legal, or tax advice. Conventions vary by fund; verify against your governing documents.