GlossaryPro-Rata Rights
Funding

Pro-Rata Rights

Definition

An investor's right to invest additional money in future funding rounds to maintain their percentage ownership as the company grows.

Why founders care

Standard in most Indian term sheets. Means your early investors can keep their percentage in later rounds — you can't fully dilute them out even if you want to.

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