It means a lot to us that you’re considering investing in us. But as a word of caution, because we value our relationship with you over anything else. We actually would prefer to give you every reason here to not invest, and if after this, you still think it's worthwhile, welcome aboard! Below we outline the vehicle we use for any investment & some reasons why believe Greenlit is a good investment. 😀

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<aside> 📖 Investor Memo

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Why not to invest in Greenlit

  1. Your expected return is $0
  2. We might pivot (At this point I think it's highly unlikely, but it can happen. For example, think about how you’d feel if our idea changed outside of the film finance operating system)
  3. Startups fail and are generally horrible investments
  4. Dilution happens. This likely won’t be the last time we raise from investors, though will be the last & only pre seed round. That means everyone, ourselves included, will be diluted at further rounds.
  5. Start-up investments are illiquid. Even if there happens to be value by some miracle, it can take years, even a decade, to get that capital back (unless you sell in secondaries, or sell to VCs)
  6. Don’t invest money you aren’t ready to loose its high risk. You get back either 100x or 0.
  7. Lastly, your expected return is $0. If this money isn’t throwaway money, please don’t invest.

Investment Vehicle and How it works

We are in particular using the Standard YC Safe, with a Valuation Cap (extremely standard for the first round of raising). The SAFE in short, states that you will receive the valuation equivalent to your share of what you invested in.

For example, let's say you are investing $10,000

Initial Investment: You invested $10,000 in Greenlit. At this point, you don't own a specific percentage of the company yet.

Series A Funding Round: Greenlit becomes more successful and raises at $30 million valuation from other investors in a Series A funding round.

Dilution: Because the company is getting more investment, it issues new shares to the new investors. This can dilute (reduce) the ownership of existing shareholders, including you.