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Hey I am on Medialย โ€ขย 1y

Valuation = money provided to the startup for the equity ownership I need. Equity ownership is a function of how we envisage the exit in the firm and what will be expected value then. Thus valuation is a function of money asked and equity diluted. Not the other way around. We invest below USD 500K

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