Re:Stripe announces new round of funding and plan to provide...
by danielmarkbruce on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @09:01PM
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I think we might have crossed paths at some point - happy to take it offline and explain.
Even if the employees decide to sell all of their shares (leaving the external investors with 10%), whether this happens at a 50B or 95B or 120B valuation doesn't affect the percentages. It only affects how much money the employees receive for selling their ownership interest.
You're still confused about valuation, price, and share count. Issuing new shares directly affects the fair market value of a company, and can be additive (if sold above fair value) or dilutive (if sold below). In contrast, temporary price fluctuations (due to bubbles, panic, etc) do not affect the value of the shares except in very unusual circumstances.