Volume · Pre-seed SAFE
Five years,
compounded.
What could your pre-seed investment be worth if Volume sustains growth over five years? Set the growth rate and unit economics — every output models what compound growth could produce. These are possibilities, not predictions.
Potential 5-year return
6,197%
$10K invested → could be worth $629.7K in 5 years
The road to a priced round
Target events on this scenario’s path. A priced round converts the SAFE; cash comes from a secondary sale, acquisition or IPO.
- NowPre-seed SAFE
- Valuation cap
- $3M
- Your stake
- $10K
0.33% ownership at conversion, fixed until a priced round.
- Month 12Seed round
- ARR
- $229.8K
- Valuation
- $9.2M
- Your stake
- $30.6K
3.1× the cap · 100.8K usersA priced round converts your SAFE into preferred shares at the $3M cap, or at the round price if that is lower. No cash changes hands, but your stake gets a market price.
- Month 18Runway deployed
- ARR
- $335.4K
- Valuation
- $13.4M
- Your stake
- $44.7K
4.5× the cap · 147.1K usersThe 18-month growth budget is fully spent. Growth from here is funded by revenue and the seed round.
- Month 24Series A
- ARR
- $489.3K
- Valuation
- $19.6M
- Your stake
- $65.2K
6.5× the cap · 214.6K usersShares re-price at the new round. Early holders are sometimes offered a secondary sale here, the first realistic chance to take cash out.
Ready to pledge?
Minimum check $3,000. Want to talk first? liam@arc-interactive.co
Paying subscribers needed each year
Year-end count at 1% of practicing traders paying $19/mo
- 1,008of 100.8K usersYear 1
- 2,146of 214.6K usersYear 2
- 4,569of 456.9K usersYear 3
- 9,728of 972.8K usersYear 4
- 20,713of 2.1M usersYear 5
- Your ownership
- 0.33%
- Year 5 users
- 2.1M
- Year 5 ARR
- $4.7M
- Year 5 valuation
- $188.9M
- LTV per user
- $2.66
- 2.7× CAC
- Shares could be worth
- $629.7K
What your shares could be worth
60-month model — acquisition phase in year 1, then compound growth
Practicing traders
Cumulative user base over 5 years
Annual recurring revenue
ARR from paying subscribers
Growth milestones
- Year 1, Month 210K usersMonth 2
- Year 1, Month 6$100K ARRMonth 6
- Year 2, Month 2$10M valuationMonth 14
- Year 3, Month 12$1M ARRMonth 36
- Year 4, Month 3$50M valuationMonth 39
- Year 5, Month 2$100M valuationMonth 50
- LTV-based valuation
- $5.5M
- 2.1M users × $2.66 LTV
- Revenue-based valuation Higher
- $188.9M
- $4.7M ARR × 40×
Year-by-year breakdown
| Year | Users | Subscribers | MRR | ARR | Valuation | Your shares | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | 100.8K | 1K | $19.2K | $229.8K | $9.2M | $30.6K | 206% |
| Year 2 | 214.6K | 2.1K | $40.8K | $489.3K | $19.6M | $65.2K | 552% |
| Year 3 | 456.9K | 4.6K | $86.8K | $1M | $41.7M | $138.9K | 1,289% |
| Year 4 | 972.8K | 9.7K | $184.8K | $2.2M | $88.7M | $295.7K | 2,857% |
| Year 5 | 2.1M | 20.7K | $393.5K | $4.7M | $188.9M | $629.7K | 6,197% |
This calculator models what could happen, not what will happen. Startups — especially B2C games — do not grow linearly, and sustained compound growth at any rate is never guaranteed. Actual outcomes depend on execution, market conditions, retention, competition, and many factors not modeled here. Below the cap a SAFE converts at the round price, so your stake is shown at cost rather than below it; you can still lose your entire investment if the company fails. Dilution from future funding rounds is not reflected — your ownership percentage will decrease with subsequent raises. This is not financial advice.