Fundraising Dilution Calculator
Estimate founder dilution, investor ownership and option pool impact from pre-money valuation and investment amount.
మీ ఫలితాన్ని లెక్కించండి
మీ సంఖ్యలు నమోదు చేయండి. మార్చినప్పుడు అంచనా, చార్ట్లు నవీకరించబడతాయి.
Round inputs
- Founder post-round
- 70.0%
- Investor ownership
- 20.0%
- Option pool
- 10.0%
- Founder dilution (percentage points)
- 30.00 pp
- Post-money: ₹25,00,00,000
మీ లెక్కలు ఏమి చెబుతున్నాయి
Your 70.0% stake is worth ₹17.5Cr on paper after the round.
That's down from ₹20Cr before, because the new option pool is carved from existing holders.
The option pool costs you 10.00 percentage points of ownership.
Without it you'd keep 80.0%; size the pool to the hires you actually plan, since unused options still dilute you now.
A 20% higher pre-money valuation would leave you with 72.8%.
That's 2.76 percentage points more for the same ₹5Cr raised.
Investors pay ₹25L for each 1% of the company.
That's the ₹25Cr post-money valuation divided by 100; raising less at the same valuation means giving up less.
Assumes a new post-round option pool carved entirely from existing holders, with no existing pool or convertibles. Investor ownership remains investment / post-money valuation.
మీ లెక్కను అర్థం చేసుకోండి
Fundraising changes ownership. This calculator estimates post-round ownership from pre-money valuation, investment amount, option pool and current founder ownership. It shows post-money valuation, investor percentage, option pool percentage, founder post-round ownership and founder dilution.
Fundraising Dilution Calculator ఎందుకు ఉపయోగించాలి
Term sheets can look simple, but option pools and valuation language materially change founder ownership. A quick dilution model helps founders compare offers, understand the real cost of capital and prepare for board or co-founder conversations before signing a round.
ఒక్క చూపులో ప్రయోజనాలు
Pre-money to post-money clarity
Convert investment and valuation into investor ownership and post-money valuation.
Option pool impact
Model a post-money option pool so hiring equity is visible in the ownership split.
Founder ownership view
See post-round founder ownership and dilution from the current cap table percentage.
Fundraising Dilution Calculator ను ఎలా ఉపయోగించాలి
- 1
Enter pre-money valuation
Use the valuation before new investment.
- 2
Enter investment amount
Add the capital being raised in the round.
- 3
Add option pool
Enter the post-money option pool percentage expected in the round.
- 4
Review dilution
Compare founder post-round ownership against current ownership.
ఉదాహరణ
Seed round dilution example
A company raises ₹5 crore on a ₹20 crore pre-money valuation with a 10% post-money option pool. The founders own 60% before the round. Post-money = ₹20 crore + ₹5 crore = ₹25 crore. Investor stake = ₹5 crore ÷ ₹25 crore = 20%. Existing holders keep 100% − 20% − 10% = 70%. Founders' post-round stake = 60% × 70% = 42%.
- Post-money valuation
- ₹25 crore
- Investor ownership
- 20%
- Option pool
- 10%
- Existing holders
- 70%
- Founders after the round
- 42% (down 18 percentage points)
Without the pool, founders would hold 48%. The 10% pool costs them 6 points on top of the investor's 20%.
ఇది ఎలా లెక్కించబడుతుంది
Post-money valuation = pre-money + investment and investor % = investment ÷ post-money × 100. The investor's stake isn't diluted by the option pool in this model.
The option pool is a post-round percentage taken entirely from pre-round holders: existing holders % = 100 − investor % − pool %. If investor % plus pool % is more than 100, the pool isn't possible and no founder result is shown.
Founder post-round % = founder pre-round % × existing holders % ÷ 100, and founder dilution is the drop in percentage points: pre-round % − post-round %.
అనుమానాలు మరియు పరిమితులు
- The option pool is a new post-round percentage carved entirely from pre-round holders, leaving investor ownership at investment divided by post-money valuation. No existing option pool is modelled.
- If investor ownership plus the requested pool exceeds 100 percent, the pool is infeasible and no founder ownership result is shown.
- Founder dilution is shown in percentage points, not as a relative percentage reduction.
- The calculator does not model liquidation preferences, warrants, ESOP vesting or convertible notes.
- Use a full cap table model for legal documents and closing mechanics.
తరచుగా అడిగే ప్రశ్నలు
What is dilution?
Dilution is the reduction in ownership percentage when new shares are issued to investors, employees or other stakeholders.
What is pre-money valuation?
Pre-money valuation is the company value before the new investment. Post-money valuation is pre-money valuation plus the investment amount.
Does an option pool dilute founders?
Yes. If the option pool is created or topped up as part of the round, it reduces the ownership available to existing holders.
Does this replace a cap table?
No. This is a quick planning calculator. Use a detailed cap table for legal and investor documents.
Why does the option pool hit founders and not the new investor?
Many term sheets ask for the pool to be sized on a post-money basis but created before the investment, so its cost falls on existing shareholders. This calculator follows that convention. If your term sheet splits the pool differently, the founder figure here will be lower than your actual result.
Is a higher valuation always better for founders?
It lowers dilution for the same cheque. Raising ₹5 crore at ₹30 crore pre-money instead of ₹20 crore cuts the investor stake from 20% to about 14.3%. But a valuation the company can't grow into makes the next round harder, so compare dilution alongside terms and runway.
How do I model several rounds?
Run the calculator once per round. Take the founder post-round percentage from the first run and enter it as current founder ownership for the next round. Each round's pool is then treated as a fresh post-round allocation.
చివరి మాట
Use the fundraising dilution calculator before comparing term sheets. Ownership percentage is only one part of a round, but it is too important to estimate casually.
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