Think Your Cap Table Tells the Full Story?
- Kevin Pearl
- Nov 5, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Dec 29, 2025
Not quite.
Ownership shows who holds what, but not necessary who gets what - at exit.
š§© The Missing Piece: Waterfall Calculations
Exit outcomes hinge on share class rights and preferences. Without modelling those, your cap table is just surface-level.
š Why It Matters
Waterfalls are the hidden engine behind:
ā¢ā ā Cap table modelling
ā¢ā ā Professional fair value assessments
ā¢ā ā Accurate Exit distributions
š Our carousel breaks it down: how the waterfall rather than just the cap table, is the foundation of true ownership economics.


















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