• Stender Doyle posted an update 2 years, 1 month ago

    If you are looking to raise capital for your business or other reason, one of the first things that you will need is a convertible note cap table. This is basically a small set of detached documents which is used to identify all of the details relating to your current note and will help you to raise money in the next round. Here is a look at how you can use the cap table and how you can use it to raise the capital that you need for your company.

    As mentioned above, the convertible note cap table can be used by both the new note investors as well as the previous holders of these notes. However, not everyone will necessarily be able to raise the capital that they need in this process. In some cases, the number of founders could be very low, while in other cases the number of founding members may be very high. The thing that you want to do here is to look at what the situation is in each case and determine if you are going to be able to use the cap table in your situation.

    The people that you have on your list are the ones that you feel are most likely to be able to raise the capital that you need and in many cases, they are also the ones that you would like to have on your team. One thing that you can do is to create a small list of convertible note investors that you have met in the past and then contact each of them individually. This is something that you can use for two reasons. One, it will allow you to get more personalized communication from the people that are important to you. Two, you can get information about the people who are not on your list but whom you think might be interested in joining the founders network.

    Once you have all of the information that you need relating to your convertible notes, then the next step is going to be to contact them individually. In many instances, you are going to want to present them with a proposal. In this proposal, you will provide them with a number of different scenarios in which they could make an acquisition of your notes and then move forward with their capital requirements. For example, you may have accrued interest of six months or more in your first note. In this scenario, if you were to sell that note and then have another note of six months or more accruing interest, then you would be creating a second transaction for your capital needs.

    One other scenario would be to sell your convertible notes after you have had your accrued interest for at least six months or more and then have the next transaction come due at that point. Under this scenario, the person who has the most options is going to be the winner in this transaction because they are going to have the greatest ability to capitalize on that second transaction. Of startup , you also want to know in advance how long the person who is buying your note is going to be able to accumulate the capital to cover their purchase as well as their accrued interest on that date. This information is known as the maturity date and is usually listed on the second page of your agreement.

    There are many people involved in transactions on a regular basis with convertible notes. The truth is, they may not always be your best interest. The convertible note cap table was put in place to help limit these types of transactions. If startup is thinking about acquiring your convertible notes, it is important for you to read through the entire document, including the cap table, before you sign anything.

    Also, do not feel pressured to do anything before you shop around. There may be cap tables that look better to you than others, but you should not feel obligated to go with the first offer that comes across your way. This is true regardless of whether you are dealing with a private investor, your own broker, or even the note issuer themselves. As you can see, you are in complete control when it comes to working with convertible notes.