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Planet Labs has raised a total of $160.1 million in funding across 4 disclosed rounds.[1] I'm going to assume there was also an angel round. Here is some (super
by grinich 12y ago
Planet Labs has raised a total of $160.1 million in funding across 4 disclosed rounds.[1] I'm going to assume there was also an angel round. Here is some (super) rough math:
| Round | $ in MM | post-$ | non-VC % |
|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Founding | - | - | 100 |
| Angel | 1 | 10 | 90 |
| Series A | 13.1 | 50 | 75 |
| Series B | 52 | 225 | 58 |
| Series C | 118 | 550 | 45 |
Note this announcement is the "second closing" of the 95MM Series C from January[2], which means the terms are very likely identical. The WSJ reported the Series C valuation as "materially above" 500 million.[3]
I picked these valuations out of thin air. The only "standard" thing I've seen is that most VC funds are structured for 20% minimum stake in Series A rounds. Later-stage rounds often target less ownership.
The above calculation doesn't take into account any stock for employees. With that, I'd estimate the founders still collectively own about 30-35% of the company.
This could also be totally wrong, since I have no idea what the real numbers are. But as an exercise, you get the idea. :)
[1] https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/planet-labs https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/planet-labs
[2] http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/20/planet-labs-95m/ http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/20/planet-labs-95m/
[3] http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/01/23/data-collective-tapped-its-new-growth-fund-for-planet-labs-deal/ http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/01/23/data-collecti...
- nedwin 12y agoIf we forget about the percentages they own and focus on the value of their stock we see that their stock goes likes this: $0 $9m $37.5m $130.5m $247.5m I suspect that the founder ownership percentages are actually lower than you've suggested and that right now they own somewhere around 20 to 30% which is still valued at $110m to $165m.
- grinich 12y agoSure, share price is what you use to calculate the dollar value of the stock. But percentage is more useful for determine voting power. Is there a specific valuation here you think is too high an estimate?
- nedwin 12y agoMaybe percentage determines voting power but there are plenty of mechanisms that can and are used to retain control at the equity percentages we are talking about.