From stock ownership to liquidation preferences, cap tables reveal hard-to-find details that enable professionals to better capitalize on opportunities in the private markets. Here are just a few of the benefits:
See capital structure at a glance
As startups get funding, grant stock options (and more), their capital structure evolves. With access to cap tables, you can see updated, round-by-round changes at a single glance.
Spot check potential targets
A company’s cap table shows stock price details, authorized shares, ownership percentage and more—essential information for conducting quick, accurate research.
Keep tabs on key players in your space
View cap tables to see how active investors in your industry structure deals and how other companies approach equity ownership; then, leverage those insights to help with deal negotiation and execution.
Quickly assess the value of targets
Evaluate cap tables alongside valuations, series terms, revenue figures and more to better gauge a company’s potential and accurately price deals.
Check out the sample cap table below.
Cap Table History
| Series | # of Shares Authorized | Par Value | Dividend Rate ($) | Original Issue Price | Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple | Conversion Price | % Owned |
| Series C | 23,558,728 | $0.01 | $1.53 | $19.10 | $19.10 | 1x | $19.10 | 3.37% |
| Series B | 29,258,103 | $0.01 | $0.72 | $9.05 | $9.05 | 1x | $9.05 | 5.39% |
| Series A1 | 78,094,350 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | 1x | $0.02 | 14.37% |
| Series A | 95,810,910 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.05 | $0.05 | 1x | $0.05 | 17.63% |
Number of shares authorized: The number of preferred shares a company wants to sell in that series.
Par value: The nominal value, or accounting value, of preferred shares.
Dividend rate ($): The annual dividend rates for each series of preferred stock.
Original issue price: The price at which each series of preferred stock was originally sold.
Liquidation: The price at which each series is guaranteed in the event of liquidation.
Liquidation pref. multiple: The liquidation price divided by the original issue price.
Conversion price: The price at which each series converts to common stock in the event of liquidation or IPO.
Percent owned: The total percent owned of each preferred series relative to total shares outstanding.
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