SaaStr · 2023-07-25 · 1044d

Impact of 30% Pre-Money Dilution in Friends and Family Round on VC Funding

VCs generally do not penalize founders for selling 30% pre-money in friends and family rounds, as this was historically common practice. VCs primarily care that founders remain adequately incentivized, angels lack control rights, and the cap table appears normal. Restructuring becomes necessary only if pre-seed dilution exceeds 50% or involves significant control provisions.

2 metrics· Cited 0× in the knowledge base ·Open source ↗

Metrics in this report

Pre-Money Dilution - Friends and Family

30%

acceptable threshold

Pre-seed funding round

Pre-Seed Dilution Restructuring Threshold

50%

maximum before VC intervention

Cumulative dilution before Series A