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Chapter 209 - Chapter 203 Advancing Globally

Byte Company's third round of financing valued the company at 400 million US Dollars, releasing 10% of its equity.

The previous total share capital of 8.57 million, after a 1:5 stock split, inflated to 42.85 million shares, with each share priced at 9.3 US Dollars.

After the new round of stock dilution, Dean's shareholding ratio dropped to 40.32%, holding 17.27 million shares.

Sequoia Capital's diluted stake was 13.5%, KeyPoint Ventures was 8.1%, and Morgan Tailer was left with 6.4%.

Apart from founder Dean, these three venture capital firms were the main shareholders of Byte Company.

Another co-founder, Marcus, now had 5.04% of the shares remaining, worth almost twenty million US Dollars.

David Fero, having sold stock worth one million US Dollars at 9.3 US Dollars per share, now had a remaining stake of 4.79%.

The employee stock option pool correspondingly shrunk to 10.8%, and the 10% equity released through financing was divided among more than twenty institutions.

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