Question: This is the cap table for a startup AFTER two rounds of financing (After Series A and Series B) by a single VC investor: Series
This is the cap table for a startup AFTER two rounds of financing (After Series A and Series B) by a single VC investor:
| Series A January 2014 | Series B January 2016 | |||||
| shares | % | value | shares | % | value | |
| Founder | 6,300,000 | 63% | $6,300,000 | 6,300,000 | 52.5% | $25,200,000 |
| Investor | 3,000,000 | 30% | $3,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 41.7% | $20,000,000 |
| Options | 700,000 | 7% | $700,000 | 700,000 | 5.8% | $2,800,000 |
| Total | 10,000,000 | 100% | $10,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 100% | $48,000,000 |
EXIT: By June 2018, the company shows a net annual profit of $40M and is acquired for a multiple of 6 times profit. Employees have a 4 year linear vesting schedule with options vesting on an annual basis (shares vest once a year at the employee's employment anniversary date).
What is the cash-on-cash return for the investor assuming that there were no Participating Preference terms in the investment.
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