Token Launch Calculator
Plan a token launch with supply distribution, vesting schedules, FDV, circulating supply at TGE, and sell pressure analysis from token unlocks.
About this calculator
Launching a token involves two separate questions -- what the whole project is worth on paper, and what actually trades on day one -- and this calculator keeps them distinct. Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV) is Total token supply multiplied by Launch price, representing every token that will ever exist valued at the launch price, regardless of how much is actually unlocked. Launch market cap instead multiplies only Circulating at TGE (the tokens actually unlocked at the Token Generation Event) by Launch price -- a much smaller, more realistic figure for a typical launch where most team and investor tokens remain locked. Circulating at TGE sums what's unlocked immediately: Team and Investor tokens release only their TGE unlock percentage, Public sale tokens are assumed fully unlocked, Liquidity pool tokens are fully available to seed trading, and Community/ecosystem tokens release 20% at TGE by this calculator's assumption.
Required LP value estimates the capital needed to seed a balanced liquidity pool -- since a standard pool needs equal dollar value on both sides, it doubles the dollar value of the Liquidity pool token allocation. Monthly unlock projects the ongoing token release after the Cliff period ends, spreading the still-locked team and investor tokens evenly across the remaining vesting months, and Monthly sell pressure expresses that monthly unlock as a percentage of the circulating supply at launch -- a widely watched metric, since a high percentage means a large wave of new sellable tokens could hit the market relative to what's already trading, creating downward price pressure. Because allocation percentages must sum to 100% or less, raising Team allocation (%) or Investor allocation (%) directly shrinks Unallocated/treasury (%), the portion left over after all named categories are assigned.
Financial Disclaimer
This calculator is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Results are estimates based on the inputs provided. Consult a qualified financial advisor before making investment or financial planning decisions.
Inputs
Results
Fully Diluted Valuation ($)
$10,000,000.00
≈ 24 average U.S. homes
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter Total token supply, Launch price ($), and Team allocation (%).
- Set Investor allocation (%), Public sale (%), and Liquidity pool (%).
- Adjust Community/ecosystem (%), Vesting period (months) as needed.
- Review the Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV) result.
- Use Launch market cap and Circulating at TGE to inform your decision.
How the result changes with Total token supply
| Total token supply | Fully Diluted Valuation ($) |
|---|---|
| 500,000,000 | $5,000,000.00 |
| 750,000,000 | $7,500,000.00 |
| 1,500,000,000 | $15,000,000.00 |
| 2,500,000,000 | $25,000,000.00 |
What each input means
- Total token supply
- Total maximum supply of the token.
- Launch price ($)
- Token price at public launch / TGE.
- Team allocation (%)
- Percentage allocated to team and advisors.
- Investor allocation (%)
- Percentage allocated to seed/private investors.
- Public sale (%)
- Percentage sold in public sale (IDO/IEO). Fully unlocked at TGE.
- Liquidity pool (%)
- Percentage allocated to DEX liquidity pools.
- Community/ecosystem (%)
- Percentage for airdrops, rewards, grants, and ecosystem growth.
- Vesting period (months)
- Total vesting duration for team and investor tokens.
- Cliff period (months)
- Months before vesting begins (no unlocks during cliff).
- TGE unlock (%)
- Percentage of team/investor tokens unlocked at TGE.
What each result means
- Fully Diluted Valuation ($)
- Total supply multiplied by launch price.
- Launch market cap ($)
- Circulating supply at TGE multiplied by launch price.
- Circulating at TGE
- Number of tokens in circulation immediately after launch.
- Circulating at TGE (%)
- Percentage of total supply circulating at launch.
- Public sale raise ($)
- Capital raised from the public sale allocation.
- Required LP value ($)
- Total value needed for a 50/50 liquidity pool (both sides).
- Monthly token unlock
- Tokens unlocking monthly after cliff (team + investors combined).
- Monthly unlock (% of supply)
- Monthly unlock as percentage of total supply.
- Monthly sell pressure (%)
- Monthly unlock as percentage of initial circulating supply. High = risky.
- Unallocated/treasury (%)
- Remaining percentage not assigned to specific allocations.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters10 parametersTotal token supply = 1000000000, Launch price ($) = 0.01, Team allocation (%) = 15, Investor allocation (%) = 20, Public sale (%) = 10, Liquidity pool (%) = 5, Community/ecosystem (%) = 30, Vesting period (months) = 24, Cliff period (months) = 6, TGE unlock (%) = 10 = 10 input(s) provided
- Calculate Fully Diluted ValuationFully Diluted Valuation = totalSupply * launchPrice10000000 = $10,000,000
- Calculate Launch market capLaunch market cap = circulatingAtLaunch * launchPrice2450000 = $2,450,000
- Calculate Circulating at TGECirculating at TGE = teamTge + investorTge + publicTge + liquidityTge + communityTge + treasuryTge245000000 = 245000000
Engine last updated . Checked against 2 independently-derived tests — how we verify calculators. Built by Paul Gunder, a software engineer, not a licensed financial, medical, or legal professional.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Launch market cap usually much smaller than Fully Diluted Valuation?
Fully Diluted Valuation multiplies the ENTIRE Total token supply by Launch price, including tokens still locked up in team and investor vesting schedules, while Launch market cap multiplies only Circulating at TGE -- the tokens actually unlocked and tradeable on day one. Since most team and investor allocations only release their TGE unlock percentage at launch, with the rest vesting over months or years, Circulating at TGE is typically a small fraction of Total token supply.
Does raising Team allocation (%) always shrink Unallocated/treasury (%)?
Yes -- Unallocated/treasury (%) is calculated as 100% minus the sum of Team, Investor, Public sale, Liquidity pool, and Community/ecosystem allocations, so raising any one of those five percentages (including Team allocation) directly reduces Unallocated/treasury (%) by the same amount, as long as the total allocated doesn't already exceed 100%.
What is Monthly sell pressure measuring, and why does it matter?
Monthly sell pressure divides Monthly unlock (newly unlocked team and investor tokens released each month after the cliff) by the circulating supply that already exists at launch, expressed as a percentage. A high percentage signals that each month's new unlocks are large relative to what's already trading, which historically correlates with price pressure as recipients sell some portion of their newly liquid tokens.
Does the Vesting period (months) affect Circulating at TGE?
No -- Circulating at TGE is determined entirely by the TGE unlock (%) applied to Team and Investor tokens plus the fully-unlocked Public sale, Liquidity pool, and a fixed 20% of Community/ecosystem tokens. Vesting period (months) only affects how the REMAINING locked tokens release after that -- it changes Monthly unlock and Monthly sell pressure, but has no effect on what's circulating at the moment of launch itself.
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