Great companies are built on shared ownership

A cap table (capitalisation table) is a record of company ownership. It shows who owns shares in the business, the number of shares held by each shareholder, ownership percentages, and how ownership changes over time. Founders use cap tables to manage fundraising, track dilution, support due diligence, and maintain accurate shareholder records.

Fundraising typically involves issuing new shares to investors, which can reduce the ownership percentage of existing shareholders. This process is known as dilution. While dilution is a normal part of company growth, founders often model different fundraising scenarios to understand how future investment rounds may affect ownership, voting rights, and long-term outcomes.

Dilution modelling is the process of forecasting how ownership percentages may change after issuing new shares. Founders use dilution models to evaluate fundraising rounds, option pool expansions, convertible instruments, and other equity events before making decisions. This helps companies understand potential ownership outcomes before transactions take place.

Historical ownership records provide a complete audit trail of funding rounds, share issuances, transfers, option exercises, and other equity events. Maintaining accurate records helps founders prepare for due diligence, answer investor questions, support compliance requirements, and understand how the company's ownership structure has evolved over time.

Vestd provides founders with a single platform to manage cap tables, track share movements, oversee employee equity, maintain shareholder records, model fundraising and dilution scenarios, manage governance activities, and prepare for future liquidity events. This helps founders maintain accurate ownership records as their companies grow.

Yes. Vestd helps founders centralise ownership information, maintain shareholder records, manage board and shareholder resolutions, share important company updates, and keep governance documentation organised. This allows founders to spend less time on administration and more time focused on growing their business.

Convertible instruments do not usually appear as issued shares immediately, but they can convert into equity during a future funding round or trigger event. Understanding how these instruments may convert helps founders anticipate dilution, model future scenarios, and maintain an accurate view of the company's capital structure.

Vestd brings equity management into one platform, helping companies handle share issuances, board and shareholder approvals, dividend distributions, and ownership records with greater accuracy and efficiency. This reduces administrative workload while keeping stakeholders informed and company records up to date.