What fraction of the company satisfies IRR
John has approached Tribal Ventures with a business idea. Currently, John has incorporated the business and awarded himself 2 million shares. John is looking to raise $4 million in VC funding. Tribal is interested in the deal and have made some assumptions listed below:
The company will achieve the $10 million in earnings in year 5
Tribal needs to make at least 60% IRR on this investment
Tribal would be able to exit at the end of year 5 and the likely P/E multiple of similar companies would be 15x in year 5
The company would NOT need any more funding.
What fraction of the company must Tribal demand to meet its expected IRR?
What fraction of the company must Tribal demand to meet its expected IRR?