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Startup Dilution Calculator
See what founders actually take home at every funding stage. Interactive calculator based on Carta data.
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Founding Team Take-Home at $50.0M Exit
At a $50,000,000 exit, a bootstrapped founder takes home $50,000,000. After Series B, the founding team takes home $11,500,000. That's a $38,500,000 difference.
Based on median Carta data (2024-2025). Founding team combined ownership.