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Suraj

CEO & Chairman • 11m

I hope you are aware of pre-money and post money valuation. I mean if you raise 50 lakh INR pre money then post money can be like 1 Crore INR for VCs to consider your offer. These are the ones prevailing for 2.5 % stake or equivalent depending upon traction metrics, validation, cap table and financial projection of atleast 3 years

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