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The post and pre-money valuation calculator simplifies the math so you can focus on more important tasks when you're negotiating startup valuation.

Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation Calculator

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Pre-money and Post-money Valuation
Pre-Money
Post-Money
Calculating Post-Money Valuation
Calculating Pre-Money Valuation

Pre-money and Post-money Valuation

It is easy to see the difference: pre-money valuation refers to the value of the company before any investment is made into it. The post-money valuation is the value of a startup after the money has been invested. Pre-money value is $10 million for a startup that allows you to store goat photos in the cloud. ACME Venture Capital invests $2.5 Million in a Series A round. The company now has $10M of its assets, plus $2.5M cash. It's worth $12.5million. ACME now owns 20% of the company, which is $12.5 million.

Pre-Money

The value of a company before it receives any funding from outside sources is called pre-money valuation. Pre-money can be described as the amount a startup is worth before it receives any investment. 1 This valuation not only gives investors an idea about the current value, but also the value of each share.

Post-Money

Post-money, on the other hand, refers to the value of the company after it has received the money and investments. 2 This includes any outside financing or capital injection. Because they are crucial concepts in the company's valuation, it is important to understand which one is being referred to.
Let's use an example to illustrate the difference. Let's say an investor wants to invest in a startup tech company. Both the investor and the entrepreneur agree that the company is worth $1,000,000 and will invest $250,000.
The percentage of ownership will vary depending on whether the valuation is pre-money or post-money. The company's $1 million pre-money valuations will value it at $1 million. After the investment, it will be worth $1.25million. It is called post-money if the $1 million valuation includes the $250,000 investment.

Calculating Post-Money Valuation

It is very simple to calculate the post-money value. This formula will help you determine the post-money valuation.
  • Post-money valuation = Investment dollar amount / percent investor receives
  • If an investment of $3 million nets 10% to an investor, then the post-money value would be $30 million
  • $3 million / 10% = $30 million
  • Keep this in mind. This does not mean that the company was valued at $30,000,000 before receiving a $3,000,000 investment. Why? That's easy. This is because the balance sheet shows a $3 million increase in cash value, which increases its value by the same amount.
    In situations where entrepreneurs have a great idea but limited assets, the difference between pre-money or post-money is crucial.

    Calculating Pre-Money Valuation

    The pre-money value of a company is determined before any funding is received. This figure gives investors an idea of the current value of the company. It is not difficult to calculate the pre-money value. It does require an extra step, however. This is only after you have calculated the post-money value. Here's how it works:
  • Pre-money Valuation = Investment amount
  • Let's take the above example to show the pre-money value. The pre-money value in this example is $27 million. This is because we subtract the investment amount and the post-money value. We calculate it using the formula below:
  • $30 million - $3 million = $27 million
  • It is easier to calculate the per-share value of a company's pre-money value. You will need to do the following:
  • Per-share value = Total number of outstanding shares / Pre-money valuation

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