MODE VC / Tools / 03. Exit Waterfall
Calculator 3 • Liquidation preference and pro-rata

Term Sheet Exit Waterfall Calculator

Example: with $12.00M of preferred holding 30% of the company, a $40.00M sale pays common holders $28.00M under 1x non-participating preferred, $19.60M under 1x participating ("double-dip"), and $11.20M under 2x participating. Change the inputs below to model your own terms and see the pro-rata check.

1. Exit & Capital Stack Parameters

$45.00M
$5M$50M$100M$200M

2. Liquidation Preference Terms

3. Next-Round Pro-Rata Rights Calculator

Common / Founders Take $31.50M 70.0% of Exit
Preferred Investors Take $13.50M 1.13x MOIC
Conversion Threshold $40.00M Converted to Common
Pro-Rata Allocation $1.50M To Maintain Stake
Interactive model • Proceeds bridge

Step-by-step bridge from the sale price through liquidation preference and participation to net proceeds for common holders.

Founder & Common Payout Comparison at $45.00M Exit Same ownership, different term sheet clause

Waterfall by sale price

1.0x Non-Participating
Exit Valuation Preferred Action Preferred Payout Common & Founders Payout Founder Share of Exit