No place at the table without this one table

An introduction to cap tables “Our potential investors asked as to present the cap table. What is he/she looking for?” I’ve been asked this question occasionally in sessions with startups looking for funding. A cap table is a table that shows the shareholder structure of a company. It shows who owns which portion and what is the value of this portion. This is an important overview when it comes to funding rounds as it facilitates potential investors to see who the founders are, which employees have shares (since when and how many shares) and which investors or advisors are on…...