Fully Diluted Shares

Definizione

Fully diluted shares count all shares outstanding plus everything convertible into shares: options (granted and often the unallocated pool), warrants, SAFEs, and notes.

Come si presenta nel fundraising

Valuations and ownership percentages are negotiated on a fully diluted basis, so a “10 percent” stake means 10 percent after all instruments convert.

Domande frequenti

Why do investors insist on fully diluted math?

It prevents ownership from being quietly eroded by instruments that convert later; everyone negotiates against the same complete denominator.

Does the unallocated option pool count?

Usually yes in venture negotiations, which is why pool expansions before a round effectively come out of founder ownership.

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