Distribution Waterfall

Tanım

The distribution waterfall is the order in which exit proceeds are paid: debt first, then liquidation preferences by seniority, then common shareholders, with participating preferred complicating the flow.

Yatırım alma sürecinde nasıl karşımıza çıkar

Founders model the waterfall before accepting terms: in modest exits, preferences determine whether common stock receives anything at all.

Sıkça sorulan sorular

Why can a $40M exit pay founders little?

If the company raised $35M with 1x preferences, investors take $35M first; the remaining $5M splits among common holders and options.

What makes a waterfall founder-friendly?

1x non-participating preferences, pari passu between series, and total capital raised kept proportional to realistic exit sizes.

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