You founded your own firm three years ago. You initially contributed $200,000 of your own money and in return you received 2 million shares of stock. Since then, you have sold an additional 1 million shares of stock to angel investors. You are now considering raising capital from a venture capital firm. This venture capital firm would invest $5 million and would receive 2 million newly issued shares in return. Suppose you had sold the 1 million shares to the angel investor for $500,000. What would have been your percentage ownership in the company immediately following the angel investor's investment?
Sol:
Your shareholding = 2 million shares
Angel investor shareholding = 1 million share
Total number of shares = 2 million + 1 million = 3 million
To determine your percentage ownership in the company immediately following the angel investor's investment:
Your percentage ownership = Your shareholding / Total number of shares
Your percentage ownership = 2 million / 3 million = 0.666666 or 66.67%
Therefore your percentage ownership in the company immediately following the angel investor's investment will be approximate 66.67%
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