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cap table en · NOUN

Etymology

Clipping of capitalization table.

Meanings

1. A document which details the distribution of equity in a company.
   • Now that we've worked through all of the specific clauses in the term sheet, let's go through how a typical capitalization table (cap table) works. A term sheet will almost always contain a summary cap table, which we describe in this chapter. 2011, Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson, Venture Deals […] , John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 95:
   • When you hire a new key employee, you will probably give him or her some stock and add that to the cap table. 2013, Nicole Gravagna, Peter K. Adams, Venture Capital For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
   • A cap table is not a financial statement, per se, but it is an important document that entrepreneurs should maintain at all times. 2014, David Worrell, The Entrepreneur's Guide to Financial Statements, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 191:

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term sheet