Hey, I think you might be slightly confused on some terminology. Pro-rata is about investing MORE money into the company when you raise a round, to avoid being

Hey, I think you might be slightly confused on some terminology. Pro-rata is about investing MORE money into the company when you raise a round, to avoid being diluted. It's not something you can get "above". I think you're talking about liquidity preferences here, which are a separate issue. You could get returns "above and beyond" liquidity preferences, so I'm guessing that's what your investors are actually talking about.