If you’re a founder, you’ve probably been there: you’re trying to close your first check, hire your first key employee, or answer basic questions from an investor and, suddenly, your cap table becomes a bottleneck.
It’s messy. It’s a spreadsheet. It doesn’t match your docs and it doesn’t scale. And even though you’re building a company with massive potential, your equity story is barely holding together.
We’ve been in those shoes. And that’s exactly why we’re launching Mantle Starter: a free, AI-powered cap table platform built for early-stage founders.
Founders shouldn’t have to choose between spending thousands on software or managing equity in a spreadsheet.
Most cap table platforms either cost too much or are built for later-stage companies. That leaves early-stage teams stuck with error-prone spreadsheets or tools that weren’t designed for them in the first place.
With Mantle Starter, we’re changing that. We’re giving every founder access to professional-grade equity infrastructure with no fees and no stakeholder limits.
It’s everything you need to manage equity right from day one:
- AI-powered document processing: Founders can upload SAFEs, option grants, and share issuances. Mantle’s AI Extract parses these legal documents, extracts key terms, and helps build a structured, audit-ready cap table automatically.
- Unlimited stakeholders: Add and manage employees, advisors, and invstors with no seat-based pricing or arbitrary limits.
- One-click OCX exports: Instantly generate investor-ready cap tables in the Open Cap Table Format (OCX), the emerging industry standard backed by leading law firms, equity management providers, and other ecosystem players.
- And more
It’s the same infrastructure we wish we had when building our previous companies. Starting today, it’s available to every early-stage founder for free.
Built for today. Ready for what’s next.
Founders move fast. Your cap table platform should keep up and not get in the way.
While Mantle Starter is built for the early days, the full Mantle platform is designed to scale with you. As your company grows, you can unlock advanced capabilities: issuing preferred stock and RSAs, running 409A valuations, managing board approvals, collaborating with law firms, or preparing for a secondary transaction through our integration with Nasdaq Private Market.
From day one to your next round, Mantle is built to support your journey.
The bigger picture: simplifying ownership for everyone
Ownership is one of the most powerful yet misunderstood tool in a startup’s toolkit. We started Mantle to change that.
Our goal is simple: help founders protect and understand their equity from the very beginning, without needing a law degree or a seven-figure budget.
Mantle is already trusted by fast-growing startups and law firms across North America. With Mantle Starter, we’re making sure that every founder can start strong, stay compliant, and build with confidence.
Mantle Starter is now available at withmantle.com/free.
– Amit
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Amit Jethani is a co-founder and runs Operations at Mantle.