SAFE & Dilution Calculator
See exactly how much of your company you'll give up — and how many investors you need to email to close the round.
Dilution
20.0%
Investors
10.0%
Option pool
70.0%
You keep
Post-money valuation: $2,500,000
How many investors to email
125
investors to email for 10 meetings
(~25 replies along the way)
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the dilution calculator work?
Enter how much you're raising and your pre-money valuation. Your post-money valuation is pre-money plus the raise, and the investors' ownership is the raise divided by post-money. We also factor in any option pool you set aside.
What is a SAFE and how does it affect dilution?
A SAFE converts into equity at your next priced round based on its valuation cap or discount. The simplest way to estimate dilution is to treat the SAFE amount as the raise against your cap as the pre-money valuation — which is exactly what this calculator does.
How many investors should I email to close my round?
Work backwards from the meetings you need. If 40% of meetings move forward and 20% of emails turn into meetings, you'll need roughly 12–13 emails per meeting. Our outreach calculator does this math for you.