Concept · Governance & Ownership
Pro-Rata Rights
Origin: VC term
The Biological Bridge
This business construct is human-invented, but the outcome it's trying to achieve has deep biological roots.
Surface Construct
Right to invest proportionally in future rounds to maintain ownership percentage
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Underlying Outcome
Ability to maintain relative stake through participation, not just protection
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Biological Mechanism
Grooming investment scaling in primate coalitions. As coalition size grows, successful members increase their grooming investment proportionally to maintain alliance strength. Those who fail to scale up their investment lose relative standing even if absolute effort stays constant.
Key Insight: Maintaining position requires continued proportional investment. Static effort in a growing system equals relative decline.
The Full Picture
Grooming investment scaling in primate coalitions. As coalition size grows, successful members increase their grooming investment proportionally to maintain alliance strength. Those who fail to scale up their investment lose relative standing even if absolute effort stays constant. Maintaining position requires continued proportional investment. Static effort in a growing system equals relative decline.