capitalization table – n : finance/accounting term; a.k.a.
cap table; a chart or table that displays the specific make-up of a company’s
capital structure. A capitalization table lays out line-by-line the debt and equity
instruments on a company’s balance sheet, and who owns such instruments. In the
start-up world, as most start-ups are financed with 100% equity, the
capitalization table shows who owns how much of the company, and in which round
or tranche each owner has invested, thus outlining the equity ownership of the
company.
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