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		hollerith 12 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Y Combinator will let founders receive funds in st... >if you find yourself with excess cash, you can't just un-raise I always thought a startup can return cash to investors as long as the payments or dispersements are proportional to the amount of stock owned.

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stackghost 12 days ago [–]

Depends on the funding vehicle. If you're on a SAFE, and still a going concern, then I think returning investor funds would trigger a priced round and you'd end up converting at a (hopefully) high valuation

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