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You are a Founder and currentCEO of Itelanet, Inc. an IT start-up that has been in business for 4 years. (We are at the end

You are a Founder and currentCEO of Itelanet, Inc. an IT start-up that has been in business for 4 years.
(We are at the end of Year 4)
Itelanet expects to have its initial product on the market at the end of year 6 and be acquired at the end of Year 8.
Itelanet has just closed its B Round raising $25.0 million from Snowscape Ventures
Pre-Money Valuation $83.0 million
With the B Round in place, Itelanet's cash $25.5 million
balance (End of Year 4) is
Prior investments:
Founders (Year 0) $4.0 million
A Round Investors (End of Year 2) $10.0 million
Percent Ownership at time of financing 37.0%
Part A
(i) Calculate the capitalization table (% and $s) for Founders, A, and B Rounds
Include the valuation step up (%/yr) for each round in the cap table
(ii) As a founder, how would you feel about the progress of the company to the B Round? Why?
Part B
Following closing the B Round, Itelanet's expected cash flows to Exit are as shown below.
5 6 7 8
Operating Cash Flow ($10.0) ($12.0) ($20.0) ($25.0)
Calculate a financing plan for Itelanet Year 5 to Exit (use only one additional financing C Round to get to Exit)
Part C
Note: The inputs here may be different from your answers to Parts B above.
Differences here do NOT mean your answers above are incorrect.
A VC is considering providing the C Round for Itelanet
(i) After negotiation with Itelanet, this firm agrees to invest $47.0 million
and receive 12.5% ownership
(ii) Calculate the Cap table (% ownership only) for the C Round
(iii) What is the valuation step up (%/year) from the B to the C Round?
(iv) What most liekly accounted for valuation step up from B to C Rounds?
(iii) What would be the return for each investment round (Founders, A, B, and C)
when Exit occurs as expected at the end of Year 8
with an actual exit valuation of $475
(iv) As a Founder why or why not would you be pleased with your return?

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