Valuation
Pre-money, post-money, dilution, and how VCs actually set terms.
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…