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How Much Should You Raise?
This guide gives you the 5 steps to derive your round size, instead of picking a number and hoping: the bar your next round requires, what clearing it costs, and the buffer that lets you raise from strength. The calculator turns your inputs into your number, plus the dilution check before you sign anything. Every investor asks: how much are you raising, and why? Now you answer with math.
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What's included:
5-step guide to find the bar for your next round, cost the milestones, size the round, and check the dilution, with the benchmark table of what seed and Series A investors actually expect
Round Size Calculator (Google Sheets) that takes your milestones and costs, and returns your round size, a six-month-rule runway check, and your post-round dilution before you sign anything
The one-sentence investor answer, auto-written from your own numbers: the exact math behind "we're raising X because..."
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