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Ask HN: When Andreessen Horowitz invests $100M, how much equity does it take?

• api 11y ago
  I'm sure it depends on the deal.
  • hoodoof 11y ago
    I'm sure of that too but interested to get an overall picture.
    • tobylane 11y ago
      The % of equity is the % of worth that is fulfilled by a $100m purchase. If you receive a $10 off voucher for any purchase in s shop could you tell me right now what the % is?
• byoung2 11y ago
  I'm not sure about your hypothetical $100 million round or what valuation specifically since there are so many variables (kind of like asking how much house can you buy with $500k?). Here is a good video to watch (http://startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec09/ http://startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec09/) to get an idea of what investors have in mind. They want enough to make it worth their while (20-30% for a series A is the example they give), but they don't want to own too much of the company because it is demotivating for the team.