You founded your own firm three years ago. You initially contributed $200,000 of your own money and in return you received 2 million shares of stock. Since then, you have sold an additional 1 million shares of stock to angel investors. You are now considering raising capital froma venture capital firm. This venture capital firm would invest $6 million and would receive 3 million newly issued shares in return.
Suppose you sold the 1 million shares to the angel investor for $500,000. What was the post-money valuation of your shares immediately following the angel investor's investment?
A. 1.0$ million
B. 500,000$
C. 2.5$ million
D. 2.0$ million