Pact-Man is an AI-powered negotiation game. You play as a Startup Founder seeking Series A funding from an AI venture capitalist who negotiates back.
The investment amount is fixed at $100M — what you're negotiating is everything else. Both sides are trying to maximize their score across 5 deal terms, but your score sheets are different. You'll need to figure out where to push and where to concede.
Both parties have a BATNA (walk-away threshold) of 30 points — if your final score is below that, you're better off with no deal.
Your score sheet below shows how many points each option is worth to you. No need to memorize it — you'll have access to it in the sidebar during the negotiation.
View score sheet
Option
Points
#1: VC Equity Percentage
30% or less
24
31 - 35%
22
36 - 41%
20
42 - 46%
18
47 - 49%
16
50 - 55%
8
56 - 59%
4
60% or more
No Deal
#2: Type of Stock
Common
6
Convertible Preferred
5
Redeemable Preferred
2
#3: VC Appointed Board Members
0 members
2
1 member
8
2 members
6
More than 2
No Deal
#4: Vesting of Founder's Shares
No vesting
12
3 years or less
10
4 or 5 years
8
6 or more years
3
#5: CEO Replacement Provision
No provision
19
Conservative Projections
14
Moderate Projections
7
Aggressive Projections
No Deal
Some options are "No Deal" for the VC too — you'll need to discover those during negotiation.
Choose the VC's negotiation style
🤝
Collaborative
🔥
Aggressive
✨
Charming
Pact-Man
Your position VC position
VC Equity %
30% or less
24
31 - 35%
22
36 - 41%
20
42 - 46%
18
47 - 49%
16
50 - 55%
8
56 - 59%
4
60% or more
No Deal
Type of Stock
Common
6
Convertible Preferred
5
Redeemable Preferred
2
VC Board Members
0 members
2
1 member
8
2 members
6
More than 2
No Deal
Founder Vesting
No vesting
12
3 years or less
10
4 or 5 years
8
6 or more years
3
CEO Replacement
No provision
19
Conservative Projections
14
Moderate Projections
7
Aggressive Projections
No Deal
Your Score: 0 pts / 30
Deal Done!
Final scores vs. maximum achievable
Founder (You)0/ 59
VC0/ 54
Combined Value0/ 92
Maximums are constrained by both sides reaching their 30-point BATNA
