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09/21/2006

Venture Financing Report—September 2006

Having compiled data on almost 500 financing transactions over the past two years, we thought it would be interesting to periodically take a close look at specific trends. One question that entrepreneurs frequently ask is, "How much of the company will I have to give up in a venture financing?" After removing recapitalizations and other unusual transactions that might skew the results, we looked at the median percentage of a company sold in various rounds of financing, reflecting the amount of dilution incurred by existing stockholders after each round.

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