Cap Table & Equity Dilution Calculator
Model multi-stakeholder startup capitalization tables, priced financing rounds, option pool shuffle mechanics, and fully diluted per-share valuations.
1. Pre-Round Shareholders & Option Pool
2. New Priced Financing Round
Founders retain a combined 70%, with new investors holding 20%.
+285,714 new option shares issued to satisfy the 10% pool target.
Understanding Startup Cap Table Math & Option Pools
Every venture round changes both the percentage ownership and the dollar value of shares. When pricing an equity round, founders must watch two critical variables:
When a VC insists on an unallocated 15% pre-money option pool, the true pre-money valuation of existing founder shares is reduced by exactly 15%, lowering the price per share paid by the investor.
Dilution reduces your ownership percentage, but increases your net worth if the valuation grows. Owning 60% of a $15M company ($9M) is vastly superior to owning 100% of a $1M company.
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