Understanding your investment

You're not buying
shares today.
You're buying a promise.

A SAFE means you give SariKo money now, and in return, we give you the right to own a piece of SariKo later — at a better price than institutional investors will ever get. This page explains exactly what that means for your money, in every possible scenario.

Written by Poppet Celdran, CEO & Founder · SariKo
First — what exactly is a SAFE?
What you give
Money today.
Real money.

You transfer $1,000, $2,500, or $5,000 to BridgeTech Labs, Inc. via bank wire. It goes directly into building SariKo — the platform, the team, the growth. It is not held in escrow. It is put to work.

What you get
The right to own a piece of SariKo.

You don't get shares today — you get a legally binding promise that when SariKo raises its next big funding round, your money automatically converts into real equity at a guaranteed discount. You become a co-owner of SariKo.

This is not a loan. There is no repayment schedule. There is no interest. You are becoming an owner — not a lender. The risk is higher, but so is the potential reward.
Two protections built into your deal
1
Protection One
$10M Valuation Cap

No matter how big SariKo grows before the next funding round, you get shares as if the company was worth only $10M when you invested. The bigger SariKo becomes, the more powerful this protection gets.

2
Protection Two
20% Discount

Whatever price institutional investors pay per share, you pay 20% less — automatically. You always get more shares than someone who invests the same amount at the VC round.

You always receive whichever protection gives you more shares — the cap or the discount. You never get the worse one. Always the better one. That's written into the agreement.
Every possible scenario · Based on $1,000 invested
What happens to your $1,000, exactly.

Six honest scenarios. VC = an institutional investor putting in the same $1,000 at the same time, but at full price.

Scenario A
Small Round
SariKo raises at $5M
◆ 20% Discount applies
2,500
shares your $1,000 buys
You → 2,500 shares
VC → 2,000 shares

VCs pay $0.50/share. You pay $0.40. Your $1,000 buys 500 more shares than someone investing the same amount at the same time — just because you came in earlier.

Scenario B
Right at Target
SariKo raises at $10M
◆ Cap & discount tie
1,250
shares your $1,000 buys
You → 1,250 shares
VC → 1,000 shares

VCs pay $1.00/share. You pay $0.80. Both protections give the same result here — still 250 more shares than a VC for the same $1,000.

Scenario C
Strong Growth
SariKo raises at $20M
★ Cap activates — your superpower
1,000
shares your $1,000 buys
You → 1,000 shares
VC → 500 shares

VCs pay $2.00/share. You pay $1.00 — capped at the $10M rate. Your $1,000 buys double what a VC gets. The cap just became very real.

Scenario D
SariKo Takes Off
SariKo raises at $50M
★ Cap at maximum power
1,000
shares your $1,000 buys
You → 1,000 shares
VC → 200 shares

VCs pay $5.00/share. You still pay $1.00. Your $1,000 gets you 5× more shares than a VC. The more SariKo grows before the round, the better your early bet looks.

Scenario E
No Round in 3 Years
No VC raise within 36 months
— Negotiated conversion
Still yours.
money is never lost to inaction
You → equity at agreed value
VC → hasn't invested yet

If no qualifying round closes in 36 months, Poppet and you agree on a fair valuation together and convert at that number. You don't get left in limbo. Your investment turns into shares regardless.

Scenario F
SariKo Fails
Company does not survive
⚠ No protection applies
$0
you lose your investment
You → $0 returned
VC → hasn't invested yet

Early-stage startups fail. It happens. If SariKo doesn't make it, your money is gone. This is the real risk, and it is real. Only invest what you are genuinely comfortable never seeing again.

⚠️
Read this before you decide
The honest version of this conversation.

Scenarios C and D look exciting. Scenario F is just as real. I built companies before this one — some were acquired, one I shut down. I know what failure looks like, and I won't pretend it can't happen here. Only put in money you are genuinely okay losing. Not money you need. Not money that will hurt you. If you invest, I will give you regular, honest updates on exactly where things stand — the wins and the hard parts. No silence. No spin. You deserve that.

"I'm giving the people I trust most the first chance to own a piece of what comes next — before the VCs set the price and everyone else gets in. That's what the Founder's Circle is. Not a transaction. A shared bet on something I believe in completely."

Lidyo "Poppet" Cyrus Celdran
CEO & Founder · SariKo · Ho Chi Minh City
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