Plain-language glossary
Pro rata rights
Pro rata rights can give an investor the opportunity to buy additional securities in a later financing to maintain an ownership percentage, subject to the actual agreement.
For startup investors
Where this term changes your decision
Use this term to identify the instrument, economics, rights, or regulatory route in the actual documents. Do not infer current availability or suitability from a definition alone.
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