ithacaVC

DECEMBER 13, 2013

When raising money from investors (angels or VC), it is critical to have a presentable and clean cap table. The share price is calculated by taking the pre-money valuation and dividing it by the number of shares outstanding pre-money. So Share Price (SP) = Pre-Money Valuation (PMV) / Shares Outstanding (SO).

Cap Table 67

Cap Table Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Liquidation Preference 67

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

While certainly not every business needs to raise venture financing, it is the path for many high-growth technology startups. Remember, once you screw up your Cap Table it's really hard to go back. This can be an intimidating experience so I've put together a list of five tips for raising a venture round.

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Cap Table Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Technical Review 125

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

This is a fundamental issue that does, indeed, boil down to understanding the post-money valuation of a company. At its core, this issue points to the lack of understanding about the importance of post-money valuation by both entrepreneurs and investors. Many entrepreneurs lose track of what they have been cooking up in the cap table.

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Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

www.readwriteweb.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

While certainly not every business needs to raise venture financing, it is the path for many high-growth technology startups. Remember, once you screw up your cap table it's really hard to go back. This can be an intimidating experience so I've put together a list of five tips for raising a venture round.

Cap Table 47

Cap Table Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Technical Review 47

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And as the company grows, it brings on new people and may decide to issue stock options to attract new staff and funding from investors. This is all incorporated into a document called a Cap Table. . A cap table will help you in the strategic management of business decisions. What is a cap table?

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Cap Table Pre-Money Valuation Stock Options Option Pool 112

The Next Web

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Cap tables sound intimidating. Startup employees are granted common shares out of something called an option pool. It is typical for employees to vest their options over four years with a one year cliff, which means a new hire must stay on the company for at least one year to see any shares.

Engineer 129

Engineer Dilution Option Pool Vesting 129

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Some notable metrics are revenue growth rates, free cashflow, leverage ratios, historical financing amounts, returns on marketing spend, customer acquisition costs, lifetime value of customers, customer churn rates, and team social scores. 645 Ventures released a cap table simulator to help level the playing field.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78