Well, if you are doing a startup, your capitalization table, fondly known as your Cap Table, determines how much you, your employees and your investors get rewarded at the end of the game. So, it’s important. It’s also an annoying form of accounting. So I’ve brought together several resources for you to help you navigate this essential but challenging part of building your company!
- Summary of Cap Table Issues
- Example Cap Table Templates – Downloadable to get you started
- Download a simple Cap Table Template – CooleyGO
- Simplify equity management with free cap table template – Carta (registration required)
- The AVC Cap Table Template – From AVC Fred Wilson
- The U.S. Department of Energy did a webinar discussing cap tables and I thought it would be helpful to you. You can watch it below embedded below or on our YouTube Channel.
So why do cap tables matter? Because they show who gets what. I’ve covered the founder issues around equity in a couple of posts that might be interesting to you.
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