Series A cap table
Post-Series A cap table showing founders, seed fund, lead VC, angel group, and ESOP pool with ownership percentages — for 409A valuations and board consents.
For the startup attorney
Scenario
A startup attorney or CFO documents the post-Series A ownership table for a 409A valuation, board consent, or investor report. The cap table diagram makes the dilution story visual — founders can immediately see their post-money percentage, and the VC can verify their ownership stake before signing the term sheet.
Annotation key
-> acme : 45%— ownership arrow with percentage label; all percentages should sum to 100%individual— natural person (founder, angel)lp— institutional investor entity (fund/LP)trust— the ESOP/option pool (typically a Delaware trust or reserved pool)corp@DE— the issuer (Delaware C-corp)
How to read
Acme Inc. (Delaware C-corp) sits at the bottom as the issuer. Five shareholder classes flow down with their ownership arrows: founders at 45%, the lead Series A investor at 22%, the employee option pool at 15%, the seed fund at 12%, and angels at 6%. Percentages sum to 100%, representing a clean fully-diluted cap table on the day of Series A close.