Equity dilution — cap table

Pre-money + round → new ownership structure after the investment

Round parameters, $ k

After the round

Post-money$2500k
Investor share20.0%
Your share80.0%
After a second identical round64.0%

Formula: investor share = raise / post-money, where post = pre + raise. Each round multiplies your share by (1 − investor share). A typical Seed dilutes 10–25%, Series A another 15–25%. The ESOP pool (10–15%) usually comes from founders' shares pre-round.