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What is anti-dilution protection?

Anti-dilution protection adjusts an investor's conversion price if the company later raises money at a lower valuation, so they receive more shares and are partly protected from a down round.

Broad-based weighted-average anti-dilution is the common, founder-friendlier form. Full ratchet resets the price entirely to the new lower price and can heavily dilute founders.

General information, not legal, tax or investment advice.

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