Free Cap Table Calculator & Analyzer for Startups
Build a clean cap table in a minute. List every shareholder with their fully diluted shares and get ownership percentages, grouping by founders, investors and ESOP, the value of each stake at your latest valuation, and flags investors would raise.
Ownership % = Holder’s shares ÷ Total fully diluted shares Value of stake = Ownership % × Post-money valuation
What the Cap Table Calculator does
- ✅ Unlimited shareholders
- ✅ Founders / investors / ESOP breakdown
- ✅ Value per holder at latest valuation
- ✅ Investor red-flag checks
- ✅ Copy, share or print
How to use the Cap Table Calculator
- STEP 1Enter your numbersType the figures you know. Every field starts with a realistic example so you can see how it works.
- STEP 2Read the result instantlyResults, tables and the plain-English explanation update as you type. No submit button, no login.
- STEP 3Test scenariosChange one assumption at a time (valuation, growth, dilution, exit) to see what really moves the outcome.
- STEP 4Share or saveCopy the summary, send it on WhatsApp or print to PDF for your co-founders, board or investment committee.
What investors look for in your cap table
A clean cap table has founders holding a meaningful majority, a sized ESOP pool, a small number of early angels and no large stakes held by people who no longer work in the company (“dead equity”). Each issue makes later rounds harder.
Under the Companies Act, 2013, special resolutions need 75% of votes, so anyone holding more than 25% can block them. Shareholder agreements add reserved matters on top. Map voting power as well as economic ownership.
Worked example
Two founders with 4.2 L and 3 L shares, a seed fund with 1.5 L, angels with 50,000 and an 80,000-share ESOP pool total 10 L shares: founders own 72%, investors 20% and ESOP 8%.
Frequently asked questions
What should be in a startup cap table?
Every equity shareholder, preference shareholder, the ESOP pool (granted and ungranted), and shares that convertibles would convert into, with share counts, classes and dates.
What is a healthy founder ownership before Series A?
Many investors like founders to hold 50–70% together after seed so they remain well-motivated through later dilution.
Is this a replacement for cap table software?
For early-stage companies, a calculator plus a well-kept register is often enough. Larger companies with many grants and rounds use dedicated equity management software alongside their statutory registers.
Is this tool free? Do I need to sign up?
Yes. It is completely free, needs no login and has no usage limit. FastFee builds payment collection software; these startup and investor tools are free resources for founders, angels and fund managers.
Is my data private?
Yes. Everything you type stays in your own browser on this device (local storage). Nothing is uploaded to FastFee. Export or print a copy if you need to keep it.
Use it together with
Extend your runway by getting paid faster
- Automatic WhatsApp and SMS payment reminders before and after due dates
- UPI, payment links and AutoPay with live paid status and auto receipts
- Built for subscription, fee and installment businesses across India