Cap Table Management: Preparing Your Startup for Investment
Session 3: Cap Table Management: Preparing Your Startup for Investment
This session, led by Amit Jethani, focuses on preparing your startup for investment. Learn more about valuation methods and discover effective cap table management strategies to ensure your startup is attractive to potential investors and positioned for successful investment rounds.
About the Presenter
Amit is a Co-Founder & manages Operations at Mantle.
Previously, he was a Director of the Core Services vertical at Autonomic, focused on building a connected vehicle platform for Ford Motor Company. Prior to that, Amit was the Product Manager for the Inventory Team, building highly scalable and performant APIs that allowed clients to seamlessly onboard connectivity devices and vehicles. Autonomic was acquired by Ford Motor Company in 2018.
Before his time at Autonomic, Amit was a Product Manager for the mobile team at Top Hat, where he was responsible for both the professor and the student experiences. He also worked as a Product Manager at Pivotal Labs, liaising with large corporate clients across loyalty programs (retail), banking, and automotive sectors. Prior to these roles, Amit was the Director of Product at Ruby Life (formerly Avid Life Media) leading all web properties on desktop & mobile.
Investment Readiness Workshop Series
The Investment Readiness Series is a comprehensive four-part workshop designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to prepare your startup for investment and master the fundraising process.
From understanding the fundamentals of financing to navigating complex investment deals, this series offers invaluable insights for early-stage entrepreneurs.
Each session is led by industry experts and will provide you with practical tools to secure funding and manage investor relationships effectively.
Session 1: Funding Pathways: Fundamentals of Startup Financing - June 25
Session 3: Cap Table Management: Preparing Your Startup for Investment - July 31
Session 4: Getting Your Company Ready for A Sale Session - August 7
About YSpace
YSpace is York University’s pan-university entrepreneurship and innovation hub supporting startups and entrepreneurs from a variety of sectors and communities. Our programming spans across scaling innovative technologies through customer and investor capital to scaling agri-food businesses into mass retail to diversity-focused initiatives like ELLA for women-led businesses and in partnership with Black Entrepreneurship Alliance (BEA) for Black-led businesses. We are also home to two physical hubs in the City of Markham and the Town of Georgina.