[Verse 1] Started with an angel check, a humble twenty grand Prototype assembled in your bedroom, sketched by hand Seed round brings a million, gives you runway to survive VCs want their percentage when your startup comes alive [Chorus] Every dollar raised means slices of the pie Series A through C, watch your ownership fly Dilution calculation, multiply and divide Keep your voting power or get pushed to the side [Verse 2] Series A hits hard with five million on the table Institutional investors want a board seat at your table Twenty percent dilution shrinks your founder equity But capital injection builds your tech capacity [Chorus] Every dollar raised means slices of the pie Series A through C, watch your ownership fly Dilution calculation, multiply and divide Keep your voting power or get pushed to the side [Bridge] Pre-money valuation sets the negotiation stage Post-money shows the total after investor wage Anti-dilution clauses protect the early players Liquidation preferences stack up in different layers [Verse 3] Series B and C bring growth equity funds Fifty million rounds for marketing and product runs Your five percent remaining from the hundred you began But company worth billions makes you wealthy in the end [Chorus] Every dollar raised means slices of the pie Series A through C, watch your ownership fly Dilution calculation, multiply and divide Keep your voting power or get pushed to the side [Outro] Option pools and warrants, phantom shares to grant Employee compensation, equity you can't Forget the human capital that builds your company dream Funding rounds keep flowing like a never-ending stream
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