How a Broken Cap Table Turns Founders Into Employees of Their Own Company?
Founded in 2009, Quid raised over $108M in funding and reached a peak valuation of $300M+ by 2016. Yet when the company was acquired by Netbase in 2020, founder and CEO Bob G
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Anonymous 3
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if you’re not careful with dilution, are you even a founder by Series D?
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quick math on minimalist outcome:
- raised $2M seed from peak (assuming 20 - 25% dilution)
- raised $15M series a from peak + unilever ventures at a $76M val.
- in talks to be acquired by HUL for $350M
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Starting a startup is exciting, but understanding the shareholder agreement (SHA) is crucial. Today, let's focus on Dilution.
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