The general theme is... Before: You and your cofounders share 100% of the stock in your company that's valued at $X. After: Your company now has everything it

The general theme is... Before: You and your cofounders share 100% of the stock in your company that's valued at $X. After: Your company now has everything it had before plus $Y worth of "something" from the VCs. Your company is now valued at $X plus $Y. The VCs now hold stock in your company worth $Y. You and your cofounders still hold stock your company worth $X. "Something" might be anything. Cash, stocks, commitments to resources, whatever.