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		nadam on Aug 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Investor Herd Dynamics I thought the money goes to the company, not the original owner. I think this is what pg suggested in the article.

fragsworth on Aug 12, 2013 [–]

If a company owns cash, and you own a percentage of that company, it is not really different from owning a percentage of that cash.

The rest of the company still has the same value, plus some (unclear) amount from having successfully raised money.

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