Down Round
A financing at a lower price per share than the previous round. It triggers anti-dilution adjustments for earlier investors, tends to bring harsher terms (higher multiples, participation, pay-to-play), and dilutes founders and employees twice: once by the new shares and again by the adjustment. Sometimes the right decision; never a neutral one.
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