Funding and ownership
Valuation
What investors agree the company is worth, usually set when it raises money. It's a negotiated number, not a measured one.
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You'll hear it as
We raised at a forty million valuation.
Why it matters to you.
It's what makes your equity look valuable on paper. Paper is the important word.
Videos.
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