Protecting Your Equity: Make Informed Compensation & Fundraising Decisions
Join the University of Alberta and Carta for a fundraising webinar designed for U of A affiliated startups.
Starting a business is hard, but the potential upside can change lives if you’re able to achieve a successful exit while maintaining a reasonable amount of ownership in that business. In this session you will learn:
(1) The basics of equity and cap table management
(2) How equity amongst co-founders is typically divided
(3) How to size an option pool
(4) How to properly incentivize advisors and your first 10 hires.
Date: Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Format: Virtual
ID: 99711015021
Passcode: 875563
The webinar will be hosted by Neil Shah. Neil is on the Business Development team for VCs and Accelerators at Carta. He's been a founder, started an accelerator, and been in similar roles at Hubspot and Drata. He is also an avid angel investor and loves traveling internationally to meet founders and experience different startup ecosystems.
Register today!