Build your cap table once, then test new rounds in a sandbox and watch dilution, ESOP pools, and the option pool shuffle play out before you sign anything.
| Holder | Class | % |
|---|---|---|
| Founders | Common | 68.0% |
| Seed Fund | Pref | 18.0% |
| ESOP Pool | Options | 10.0% |
| Angels | Pref | 4.0% |
Most founders meet their cap table for the first time inside a term sheet, when it's already too late to change it.
A cap table is just a spreadsheet until you have to defend it. Then suddenly there's a new lead, a bigger option pool, an anti-dilution clause, and a price that quietly moves every number you thought you understood. CapLab lets you play all of that out ahead of time, so you walk into the room already knowing where your ownership lands.
Add holders, share classes, and share counts. CapLab derives your fully-diluted total and price per share automatically, and auto-saves as you go. Haven't raised yet? Flip the pre-funding toggle and it works from face value instead.
| Holder | Class | Shares | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asha (CEO) | Common | 2,400,000 | 40% |
| Ravi (CTO) | Common | 1,680,000 | 28% |
| Seed Fund | Pref | 1,080,000 | 18% |
| ESOP Pool | Options | 600,000 | 10% |
Add a lead investor, set the pre-money and the cheque, and add a new option pool. Watch every holder's ownership recalculate instantly, including the option pool shuffle that most term-sheet maths quietly hides from you.
| Holder | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Founders | 68.0% | 47.6% |
| Series A Lead | — | 28.6% |
| Seed Fund | 18.0% | 12.6% |
| ESOP Pool | 10.0% | 11.2% |
Save as many named scenarios as you want, line them up side by side, and when you've settled on the structure you want, promote it to your live cap table in one atomic step.
| Scenario | Founder % | Pre-money |
|---|---|---|
| Base case | 47.6% | $5.0M |
| Optimistic | 52.1% | $6.5M |
| Conservative | 43.0% | $4.0M |
Download a clean PDF or Excel for your data room, or push the cap table directly into TermLab to model the term sheet, or into ESOPLab to manage the option pool you just created.
A quick walkthrough from blank registry to a fully modelled Series A.
It plugs into the tools on either side, so your numbers carry through the whole journey.
Build it, simulate the round, and walk in already knowing where you land.
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