Warrant Simulator
Understand how warrants are structured and how they impact your captable.
Result of your warrant estimation
Your Ownership Dilution Breakdown
Pre-Money to Post-Money Waterfall
Result of your warrant estimation
New Shares Issued Breakdown
Your Ownership Across Valuation Scenarios
Valuation scenarios detailed analysis
This table illustrates how changes in the valuation of your next equity round affect both the warrant and your overall ownership dilution, detailing the dilution impact from both the equity round and the warrant exercise.
Pre-Money Valuation
Initial Number of Shares
Initial Founder's Ownership
Equity Round
New Shares Issued
Price Per Share
Warrant Amount
Warrants Issued
Warrant Exercise Price
Post-Money Valuation
Dilution From Fundraising
Dilution From Warrants
Final Founder's Ownership
Conservative
7m
10%
2m
200k
20k
10
9.2m
8.9%
0.9%
30.2%
Base
10m
10%
2m
200k
20k
10
12.2m
6.7%
1.1%
32.3%
Optimistic
13m
10%
2m
200k
20k
10
15.2m
5.3%
1.2%
34.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
A warrant is a financial instrument that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a company's stock at a specific price (known as the exercise price or strike price) within a certain time frame or at a specific date. Warrants are often issued by companies as part of financing arrangements to provide additional incentives to investors.
In the context of growth lending, warrants are sometimes included in loan agreements (most often for non-profitable companies) to enhance the overall return for the lender. This means that, in addition to receiving interest payments on the loan, the lender has the option to purchase equity in the company at a favorable price, usually at a future liquidity event.
The exercise price is typically set during the issuance of the warrant and can be based on the previous round or current valuation of the company, a negotiated price or a discount at the next liquidity event. It reflects the price at which the holder can buy new shares in the future.
The warrant exercise price determines how much equity the warrant holder will acquire when they exercise their rights. If the exercise price is lower than the current price per share, more shares will be issued, leading to greater dilution for existing shareholders. Our app helps you model this and measure its impact.
The warrant amount can play a critical role in determining dilution, sometimes even more than the exercise price. While a higher exercise price may seem to reduce dilution, a larger warrant amount can lead to substantial dilution regardless. If the lender or investor is granted the right to purchase a significant number of shares, even at a higher price, the overall impact on ownership can be considerable. In such cases, the total number of shares issued through the warrant becomes a key factor in the dilution equation.
Dilution is primarily affected by the pre-money valuation, the amount raised in the equity round, the number of warrants issued, and the exercise price of those warrants. The lower the pre-money valuation or the higher the number of new shares issued, the greater the dilution.
When warrants are exercised, new shares are issued, reducing the percentage ownership of existing shareholders. This dilution can vary depending on the number of warrants issued and their exercise price. Our app calculates how much of your ownership will be diluted after warrant exercise.
Warrants are commonly included in venture debt and growth debt deals as a sweetener for lenders, offering them upside potential in addition to the interest on the loan. In these cases, warrants function more as a bonus, with the dilution typically being minimal. Lenders often receive the right to purchase shares representing around 10% of the amount invested, making the impact on ownership relatively small compared to an equity round or a convertible note.
Convertible notes convert into equity at a future date, leading to potentially significant dilution, especially if they convert at a discount. Venture debt, on the other hand, usually involves minimal dilution even when warrants are included as they only apply to a fraction of the amount. Our app can help you assess the impact of each structure on your dilution.
By inputting a lower valuation for your next equity round and including a warrant structure, the app will show how both the down round and the warrant exercise will affect your dilution. It helps you compare different scenarios and plan accordingly.