# Cap table

Concept · [Fundraising and equity](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fundraising)

Also called: capitalization table, captable, cap chart

Short for capitalization table. A list of everyone who owns part of the company and how much each one holds.

**For example:** A simple cap table might show two [founders](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder), one [angel investor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/angel-investor) and a block of [shares](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/equity) set aside for future [employees](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/contractor-vs-employee), with a percentage next to each.

## Connects to (7)

- [Equity](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/equity): Ownership in a company.
- [Dilution](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/dilution): When the company creates new shares, each existing owner's percentage gets smaller, even though the number of shares they hold stays the…
- [Stock options](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/stock-options): The right to buy shares in the company later at a price that is set today.
- [Due diligence](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/due-diligence): The checking an investor or buyer does before committing money: reviewing your finances, legal documents, product and the claims you have…
- [Pro rata rights](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pro-rata): An investor's right to buy enough shares in a later round to keep the same percentage of the company.
- [Option pool](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/option-pool): A block of shares a company sets aside to grant to future employees, advisors and contractors, usually as stock options.
- [Data room](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/data-room): An organized online folder of a company's key documents, shared privately with investors or buyers so they can check the facts during due…

> This glossary is plain-language orientation, not legal or financial advice. Before you decide on a company structure, a contract, taxes or a fundraising deal, talk with a lawyer or an accountant.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cap-table