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Startup Share Price Calculator: Price per Share for a Funding Round

Work out the issue price for a funding round. The calculator divides the pre-money valuation by fully diluted shares (including any new ESOP pool), then shows how many shares the investor gets and the securities premium over face value for your allotment filings.

QUICK ANSWERPrice per share = pre-money valuation ÷ fully diluted shares before the round (including ESOP pool and convertibles). New investor shares = investment ÷ price per share. For an Indian company, the excess of issue price over face value is the securities premium.

Price per share = Pre-money ÷ (Fully diluted shares + new pool shares)
Investor shares = Investment ÷ Price per share
Securities premium = (Price − Face value) × Shares issued

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What the Startup Share Price Calculator does

✅ Fully diluted price per share
✅ Solves the ESOP top-up share count
✅ New shares issued to investors
✅ Securities premium for PAS-3
✅ Total shares after the round

How to use the Startup Share Price Calculator

STEP 1
Enter your numbers
Type the figures you know. Every field starts with a realistic example so you can see how it works.
STEP 2
Read the result instantly
Results, tables and the plain-English explanation update as you type. No submit button, no login.
STEP 3
Test scenarios
Change one assumption at a time (valuation, growth, dilution, exit) to see what really moves the outcome.
STEP 4
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Copy the summary, send it on WhatsApp or print to PDF for your co-founders, board or investment committee.

Why “fully diluted” matters for share price

Investors price rounds on a fully diluted basis: every equity share, every option in the ESOP pool (granted or not), and every convertible instrument counts. If you divide by only the shares actually issued, the price per share comes out too high and the investor would own less than agreed.

Indian private companies typically have a face value of ₹1 or ₹10 per share. The rest of the issue price is securities premium, recorded in the PAS-3 return of allotment filed with the Registrar of Companies within 15 days of allotment.

Worked example

Pre-money ₹40 Cr, 1,00,000 fully diluted shares, ₹10 Cr investment, no new pool: price = ₹4,000 per share, investor gets 25,000 shares (20%). With face value ₹10, the securities premium is ₹3,990 per share.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between issued and fully diluted shares?

Issued shares are those actually allotted. Fully diluted shares add the full ESOP pool, warrants and shares that convertibles (CCPS, CCDs, SAFEs, notes) would convert into.

Can the issue price be below fair market value?

For Indian companies, issues to residents above fair market value could historically attract angel tax (abolished from FY 2024-25), and issues to non-residents cannot be below fair value under FEMA. Get a valuation report and check with your CA.

What face value should a startup have?

Most startups use ₹1 or ₹10. A low face value makes it easier to issue many shares for ESOPs; it does not change valuation.

Is this tool free? Do I need to sign up?

Yes. It is completely free, needs no login and has no usage limit. FastFee builds payment collection software; these startup and investor tools are free resources for founders, angels and fund managers.

Is my data private?

Yes. Everything you type stays in your own browser on this device (local storage). Nothing is uploaded to FastFee. Export or print a copy if you need to keep it.

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