A company is made of shares, and for a person to own a part of the company, the person has to own a part of the shares of the company. This is done by share issuance or transfer.

Every company requires the need to issue shares at some point in the business. When a company issues shares to a person or legal entity, the company is legally issuing new shares to offer ownership to a new shareholder. This person can be the founder of the company, a shareholder, an investor, an employee, a contractor, or even another firm.

To record all the shares of the company and how many they own, the founder needs to keep a cap table with all details. Eqvista is used just for this – from recording, tracking, managing and issuing shares. All this can be done with just a click of a button on Eqvista. In short, the Eqvista platform helps you keep an eye on all that happens in the ownership of the company.

Over 20,000 companies use Eqvista to simplify equity, stay compliant, and scale—whether hiring their first employee or closing their next round.