Founders frequently underestimate the equity dilution impacts of funding rounds and employee stock option plans (ESOPs). Consider two stark examples: Eric Yuan's ownership in Zoom dwindled to 22% by ...

In the world of venture capital (VC, capitalization (cap) tables are essential. Simply, they show the level of funding raised and ownership offered by round of fundraising along with the instrument ...

Cake Equity reports that scaling startups are rightsizing their cap tables, favoring clarity and fit over complex systems as ...

A company’s capitalization table, simply put, details who has what ownership within a company. That’s straightforward when the company has a single owner. But as other equityholders are introduced, it ...

Hi, I'm Dima, founder of PitchBob, an AI co-pilot for entrepreneurs, and EUquity.com — an EU-focused equity management platform. We help founders craft their startups' narratives and materials, ...

The capitalisation table or the “cap table” provides a clear breakdown of a company’s ownership structure, outlining who holds majority stakes in the company and how much ownership each stake ...

A poorly structured cap table is a silent killer of fundraising efforts. Here are some common red flags that can cost you valuable investments. While founders often focus on product, market size and ...

The CEO of a Norwegian hardware startup shared a pitch deck with me that had an unusual slide: It included the company’s capitalization table — the breakdown of who owns what part of the company.

I’m often asked whether employees should have access to the company’s cap table. The cap table is one of the most sensitive and critical documents in any startup. At its most basic level, it lays out ...