How Do I Value a Startup Before Raising?
Valuation is a negotiation anchored in evidence and alternatives.
Topic
Valuation and dilution
How pre-money and post-money valuation work, and where ownership actually goes when a round closes.
Articles
What Is a Typical Seed Round Valuation?
The earlier the company, the more important the assumptions.
What Is a Typical Pre-Seed Valuation?
The earlier the company, the more important the assumptions.
How Does Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation Work?
The distinction that changes the dilution math.
How Do I Calculate Startup Dilution?
A simple ownership model for founders and new investors.
What Is a Reasonable Option Pool for a Startup?
Think about hiring needs, timing, and who bears the dilution.
How Does a SAFE Affect Founder Ownership?
Model the future ownership you are actually selling.
How Much Equity Should Founders Keep After Seed?
Ownership is a resource for future execution, not a vanity metric.
How Do Investors Decide What a Startup Is Worth?
The evidence and risk questions behind a valuation conversation.
What Does a Startup Valuation Say About the Next Round?
Today’s price creates tomorrow’s expectations.
The tool for this topic
SAFE + Dilution Decoder
Understand how a SAFE converts and what ownership is left afterward.
From the publication
Read The Raise Memo
A daily note for founders raising capital—what investors notice, how conviction gets built, and what to do next.
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