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Understand equity grants, option pools, SAFEs and priced-round dilution before you model your next decision.
US-focused educational articles with source citations. Not legal, tax, accounting or investment advice. Benchmarks are static context, not targets; worked examples are synthetic.
What Carta's Q3 2026 data says about seed and Series A valuations, dilution, bridge rounds and time between rounds, with sources and limits.
By RaisePlan · Published November 12, 2026
How post-money SAFEs stack: ownership sold, blended caps, what the option pool does at conversion, a worked synthetic example, and a pre-round checklist.
By RaisePlan · Published November 9, 2026
Plain-English guide to equity grants: reserved pool vs issued shares, which denominator to use, vesting, board approval, and when to ask counsel.
By RaisePlan · Updated November 8, 2026
How a priced round dilutes founders: pre-money vs post-money, option pool top-ups, a worked synthetic example, and SAFE/note caveats.
By RaisePlan · Updated November 8, 2026
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