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Founders of a tech startup are raising a Series A round of $5M on a $20M pre-money valuation. The investor requires a post-money option pool of 15% to be created entirely from the pre-money equity.
What is the effective pre-money valuation from the founders' perspective?
- $20.00M
- $15.00M
- $16.25M
- $17.00M
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