Valuation
Pre-money, post-money, dilution, and how VCs actually set terms.
Valuation10 min
Startup Valuation Glossary 2026: 40 Key Terms
The 40 startup valuation terms that actually come up in a raise, defined in the …
Valuation9 min
Series A Valuation 2026: Benchmarks by ARR & Growth
What a Series A actually prices on in 2026: the median pre-money, the ARR and gr…
Valuation7 min
SaaS Startup Valuation 2026: ARR Multiples & Benchmarks
The real 2026 ARR multiple bands for SaaS startups by growth rate, the Rule of 4…
Cornerstone15 min
Pre-seed valuation 2026: SAFE caps, ranges, and dilution
Pre-seed valuation in 2026 is a dilution decision, not a DCF. The 2026 Carta SAF…
Valuation8 min
How Are Startup Valuations Calculated? 5 Methods (2026)
At seed, VCs don't calculate a valuation from scratch. They reverse-engineer it …
Valuation8 min
Fintech Startup Valuation 2026: Seed & Series A Ranges
Why fintech gets valued below pure SaaS at the same revenue, how licensing drag …
Cornerstone13 min
AI Startup Valuation 2026: What AI Seed Rounds Raise At
What AI seed rounds actually raise at in 2026, why the premium runs 40%+ over no…
Valuation6 min
Founder dilution benchmarks across rounds in 2026
Median founder ownership in 2026 sits at 56% post-seed, 36% post-Series A, and 2…
Cornerstone10 min
Convertible note vs SAFE in 2026: which to use and when
SAFE for US Delaware seed under $3M; convertible note for the rest. Plus the fou…
Valuation9 min
Web3 seed vs traditional seed in 2026: deal terms compared
A founder-facing delta table for web3 seed vs traditional: valuations, lead chec…
Valuation6 min
SAFE cap by sector in 2026: what founders are actually getting
SAFE cap benchmarks by sector for 2026, with the real Carta and AngelList data o…
Valuation6 min
Pre-money vs post-money SAFE: the silent dilution gap in 2026
The post-money SAFE costs founders 3 extra points of dilution on a $1.5M at $8M …
Valuation7 min
The MFN clause SAFE: how it ripples dilution retroactively
The MFN clause in a SAFE can retroactively reprice earlier investors to a lower …
Valuation8 min
How much dilution at seed is too much in 2026?
The 18–25% clean-dilution band Series A investors want, the two ways founders ov…
Valuation9 min
Bridge round seed: valuation strategy when Series A is still out of reach
Three bridge round archetypes, how to price each, and the Series A signal each o…
Cornerstone14 min
Seed valuation 2026: fair ranges, SAFE caps, and dilution math
What a fair seed valuation looks like in 2026: medians by sector, SAFE cap bench…
Valuation6 min
SAFE vs priced round at seed: which, when, and the dilution math
The dilution math on a $500k SAFE vs $500k priced round at seed, when each struc…