<aside> 💡 Simplified: Think of your company as a pie, and each slice of the pie represents ownership in the business. When someone puts money into the company or works for it, they get a slice of the pie in return. The cap table shows how the pie is divided among all the people who have a piece of it.
Note: These templates are meant to teach founders a thing or two - but I'd advise against using them without consulting a lawyer first. For a more foolproof solution, check out Carta.com, Capbase, or Visible.vc
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<aside> 💡 A comprehensive 101 article to learn more about cap tables: https://carta.com/blog/what-is-a-cap-table/#why
👉 Carta got a great data room solution that focuses on equity management, plus they offer a free tier of their cap table management solution here: https://carta.com/private-companies/launch/
👉 They also have a great detailed cap table template: https://carta.com/cap-table-template/
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<aside> 💡 Another thorough piece by visible.vc explaining how to use a cap table: https://visible.vc/blog/cap-table/
👉 invisible.vc is becoming a SaaS that offers an awesome tool for founders and investors. With a cap table dashboard and lots of other data visualization dashboards, it basically comprises the whole path of a company..
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<aside> 💡 Another great article that, in combination with the two articles from carta and visible, gives you 90% of what you need to understand: https://medium.com/@adjblog/ultimate-startup-cap-table-and-return-analysis-template-1c2e1ab5bd9
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<aside> 🔑 Cap Table Template by S3 Ventures
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-V9d3LJG_h1YRNoampQcjyD_a4AZDM0f/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=117167140681377271875&rtpof=true&sd=true
<aside> 🔑 Cap Table Template provided by futureflow
This one is a very thorough yet still simple and easy-to-maintain template.
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VrstX0ze0vlRGmAGmeKrZAM3Tf5zHnhdnZBIZgLLZGo/edit?usp=sharing
Cap Table Template by Future Flow
<aside> 🔑 Simple Cap Table Template for Seed and A-series provided by Pillar VC
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n10OAfYrQD9EHQqQLOJeOZkoEZBK5ZUHoPGmSR6IDFA/edit?usp=sharing