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Free Cap Table Dilution Calculator (Seed → Series B)
Project founder, employee, and early investor ownership across three rounds — Seed, Series A, and Series B — including option pool refreshes, pre-money pool top-ups, and pro-rata participation. Built to answer the questions founders actually ask: 'after Series B, what do I still own?' and 'what happens if I don't do my pro-rata?'
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Free VC Fund Economics Calculator
Model the full economics of a venture fund — LP and GP perspective. Inputs: fund size, management fee schedule, carry %, hurdle rate, deployment period, exit multiple, exit timing. Outputs: gross fund return, net LP return (DPI, TVPI), GP carry earnings, GP catch-up, fund-level IRR, and the gap between gross and net returns that's so often misunderstood.
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Free SAFE Note Calculator (Post-Money + Pre-Money)
Calculate SAFE conversion across both Y Combinator post-money and pre-money flavors with valuation cap, discount, MFN, and most-investor-friendly conversions. Inputs: investment amount, valuation cap, discount, next-round price/pre-money, current shares outstanding. Outputs: SAFE shares issued, conversion price, post-conversion ownership %, founder/early-investor dilution.
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Startup Valuation Calculator
Estimate pre-money valuation using three methods: revenue multiple, scorecard method (Payne), and the Berkus method. Adjust for stage, traction, team strength, market size, and competitive position. See a blended range, not a single number.
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Best Seed-Stage VCs of 2026: Y Combinator, Founders Fund, and the Top Early-Stage Investors
Ranked list of the leading seed-stage venture capital firms — Y Combinator, Founders Fund, USV, Initialized, Pear VC, First Round, and the top investors writing early checks.
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Top Emerging VC Firms of 2026: New Funds Reshaping Venture Capital
Ranked list of the most important emerging venture capital firms — newer funds with category-defining bets that are reshaping how venture capital operates.
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Top SaaS Acquisitions in History: The Biggest M&A Deals That Shaped Enterprise Software
Ranked list of the largest SaaS acquisitions in history — Slack/Salesforce, Tableau/Salesforce, GitHub/Microsoft, Adobe/Figma (blocked). Strategic context and lessons.
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Top Venture Capital Firms of 2026: 10 Leading VCs Shaping Tech and Startups
Ranked list of the most important venture capital firms in 2026 — multi-stage giants, focused early-stage funds, and the firms that consistently produce category-defining investments.
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