AMA: Creating Your Cap Table

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | 2 – 3 p.m. ET | Zoom

One of the first steps in forming a startup should undoubtedly be creating your cap table. Sounds simple, but cap tables can get complicated quickly. And without a good one, it’s far too easy to make bad equity decisions when raising money and hiring.

What you'll learn:

• How to use your cap table to make smart fundraising and hiring decisions, including best practices.
• The most common cap table mistakes, the effects and how to avoid them.
• How to tell an investable startup story through your cap table.

Whether you’re new to this topic or need a refresher, it’s often best to learn from examples and the people that think about this every day. In this Ask Me Anything session, Francesca Puccinelli, Business Development Manager at Carta, and Sean Gomes, Partner at Gowling WLG, will discuss common questions and the framework to building an impressive cap table. They will share how a well-managed cap table can help you determine, negotiate and track ownership stakes as your company grows.

Speakers:

Francesca Puccinelli, Manager, Business Development, Carta

Francesca Puccinelli is a Business Development Manager at Carta, primarily working with VCs, law firms, technology companies and startups in the Bay Area, Greater Pacific Northwest and Canada. Francesca joined Carta during their Series B and has seen magnificent growth. She has a passion for helping companies scale and working cross-functionally to build products. Francesca received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from Santa Clara University.

Sean Gomes, Partner at Gowling WLG

Sean is a partner practising business and technology law in Gowling WLG's Waterloo Region office. He is a member of the firm's Tech, Capital Markets and M&A groups. His practice involves assisting companies in a wide variety of business and technology matters, including, cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, technology contracting, and corporate reorganizations. Sean regularly provides ongoing advice to entrepreneurs and startup companies regarding incorporation, shareholders agreements, restricted share arrangements, funding/financing, employee stock option and incentive plans, terms of use and various other legal issues affecting early-stage businesses.

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