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Revenue Multiple

The most common way investors value startups. Fill in your projected revenue and the sector multiples will auto-fill.

Revenue Multiple (Market Comps)

The most common way early-stage investors value revenue-generating startups. Investors look at sector benchmarks — how much similar companies trade for relative to their revenue — and apply that multiple to your numbers. Even for pre-revenue startups, investors often use projected first-year revenue post-funding as a proxy. Used at: Seed to Series B.

How this method works · worked example

1 · Your revenue

$500K ARR

Projected 12-month revenue if funded today

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2 · Sector multiple

× 6–10

What similar SaaS companies trade at relative to revenue

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3 · Valuation range

$3M – $5M

Growth, team, and timing decide where in the range you land

If you received funding today, what would your annual revenue be in 12 months? $USD

Low Multiple × revenue

High Multiple × revenue

Auto-filled from your sector — adjust if you have more specific comps.

Valuation Range

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Where in this range you land depends on your growth rate, team strength, and market timing.

VC Method

How a VC thinks about your valuation
VCs don't guess what a company is worth — they work backwards from a required return. A VC who invests $1M and needs 20× back expects $20M at exit. That return requirement drives every valuation they offer. Whether the number comes up in the room or not, they've already computed it.

How a VC runs the numbers · worked example

1 · The bet

$1M at 10×

VC invests $1M and needs $10M back at exit

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2 · Work backwards

$60M exit → 17%

$10M ÷ $60M exit = they must own ~17% when you sell

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3 · Today's price

≈ $3.2M pre-money

Add ~30% future dilution → ~24% today → $1M ÷ 24% − $1M

Whether it comes up in the room or not, the investor has already run this math. Knowing the answer before the meeting is the point of this method.

The formula — three steps

            Required Exit Ownership  = (Raise × Return Multiple) ÷ Target Exit Value

            Ownership at Investment   = Required Exit Ownership ÷ (1 − Future Dilution %)

            Pre-Money                 = (Raise ÷ Ownership at Investment) − Raise

Return multiples by investor type

Investor type	Typical multiple
Angel / Early Seed	10×
Typical Seed VC	15×
Typical Series A	20×
Top-tier VC	25×
Highly competitive deal	30×

💡 This is the number your investor computed before they walked into the room. Whether they share it or not, this is the ceiling they are privately working from.

Round Size $USD — amount you're raising

Target Exit Value $USD

Not sure what's realistic? Upload your pitch deck on the dashboard — AI will read it, identify your sub-vertical, and auto-fill this number with the SAM, market share and exit multiple it used.

Years to Exit

Required VC Return

Total Dilution at Exit % the VC ecosystem will own by the time you exit across all rounds

50%

Typical total investor dilution from this round through exit: 40–60%. Higher = more future rounds expected.

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Fill in all fields above to see the VC's exact calculation.

VC Method Pre-Money

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✅ Valuation Complete

Your Pre-Money Valuation

Here's your triangulated range across all applicable methods.

PRE-MONEY VALUATION RANGE

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Midpoint (recommended anchor): —

📈 Revenue Multiple

Market comps — your floor

Not calculated

Enter your projected revenue to see this range.

🏦 VC Method

Investor math — their ceiling

Not calculated

Fill in round size, exit target, and return multiple.

What to do next

• Take this valuation into CapLab to model how it affects your equity post-round.

• Use TermLab to decode every clause in the term sheet you'll receive.

• Head to VCLab to find investors who match your stage, sector, and raise size.

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