Gust

OCTOBER 21, 2011

For convertible notes, the only liquidity event we need be concerned with is an acquisition of the startup in the near future, before the maturity date; otherwise, the notes will convert to equity of one kind or another, and the eventual sale of that equity (in a public offering, acquisition, or private sale) is a different subject for another day.

Finance 79

Finance Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet Liquidity Event 79

ithacaVC

DECEMBER 13, 2013

VCs in particular typically insist on a slug of available options counting in the pre-money share total as they do not want to be diluted later by the issuance of those options. On a fully diluted pre-money basis, that would mean the option pool represents 14.5% (356,758/2,456,758) of the cap table. times more equity than Founder X.

Cap Table 67

Cap Table Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Liquidation Preference 67

Startup Company Lawyer

JANUARY 31, 2011

Automatic conversion: on a $1M equity financing with no conversion discount and no price cap , provided that the transaction documents provide for a right to purchase a pro rata share of future financings. (I Optional equity conversion: on other equity financings with no conversion discount and no price cap.

Preferred Stock 60

Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference IPO Common Stock 60

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

The investors and the entrepreneurs are – or should be – aware that the price of the company’s equity is set by the market – in simplest terms, what an informed buyer is willing to pay.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

ithacaVC

APRIL 5, 2011

It should also provide a combined summary so that it is easy to see who owns what % of the company on a fully diluted and converted basis. One rule of simple cap tables is to issue “normal” stock to founders (common stock only) and investors (typically preferred stock, but sometimes common stock to early friends and family).

Common Stock 45

Common Stock Stock Cap Table Preferred Stock 45

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

In straight preferences the investors only get this money in a “downside&# scenario as protection that they get their money back if your company isn’t successful. Take liquidation preferences head on. Existing investors won’t want to have these conversations. The list goes on. It’s not easy.

Venture Capital 289

Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Common Stock Dividend 289

The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

If an incubator offers your startup $25,000 in exchange for 6% equity, the pre-money valuation is a whopping $391,667. Thus your startup needs to determine the intangible value offered by the incubator (and yes, a $150,000 convertible note with no cap and no conversion discount qualifies as an intangible).

Incubator 105

Incubator Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Advisory Board 105

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The use of a cap table for a company comes into play when it has to track the total amount of shares, the value of shares, and the equity ownership of all the shareholders. The data of the company, such as debt and the company’s equity ownership, is laid out with the help of a cap table. Convertible notes. Total share ownership.

Cap Table 112

Cap Table Pre-Money Valuation Stock Options Option Pool 112

Startup Company Lawyer

JANUARY 9, 2011

One super-angel I talked to told me that while a year ago these caps “approximated what I’d pay in equity” that they’re now “33% higher than what I’d normally agree to pay now.”. A logical alternative to convertible debt is a priced Series A preferred stock financing. Is a priced Series A financing a valid alternative?

Liquidation Preference 57

Liquidation Preference Finance Preferred Stock Common Stock 57