Free templates
Equity templates you can actually use
The short answer
Files built from the same workbooks and documents Capable produces for paying customers. Give a work email and they arrive in your inbox, with a download on the page too.
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The templates
- Cap table templateA free cap table template in Excel: holders, options, SAFE conversion, a priced round and an exit waterfall, with live formulas. Built by the team behind Capable's cap table software.
- 83(b) election templateA free 83(b) election template with a completed example, the IRS cover letter and the mailing checklist. The deadline is 30 days from the transfer and the IRS does not extend it.
- Board consent templateA free unanimous written consent template for approving stock option grants, with the resolutions, the grant table and signature lines. Every field is left blank to fill in.
- Option grant templateA free stock option grant notice and agreement template for startups, with the grant table, vesting, exercise terms and signature blocks. Every field is left blank to fill in.
Tools
When you would rather not open a spreadsheet at all.
- SAFE dilution calculatorStack SAFEs, model a priced round and see founder ownership before and after.
- Option pool calculatorWhat the pool the investor asked for costs you, in points and in dollars.
- Exit waterfall calculatorWhat common actually receives at each exit value, once preferences are paid.
- 409A expiry checkerWhether your valuation still covers the grant you want to date today.
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