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Equity Calculator

Four tools to model any equity offer — ownership, exit scenarios, dilution, and startup-vs-FAANG comparison.

Enter your offer details to instantly see ownership percentage, paper value, and potential exit outcomes.

Your Grant

From your offer letter

Use 0 for RSUs

$

Ask HR: 'What is the fully diluted share count?'

From last funding round or Crunchbase

$

Appraised common stock value — NOT the preferred price

$

Vesting

Standard = 4 years

years

Standard = 12 months

months

Results

Your ownership %

The % that matters — not the raw share count

0.0100%
Current paper value

Not real money until a liquidity event

$0
Cost to exercise all shares

The cash you need to exercise

$20.0K
Shares vested at cliff

What vests on month 12

2,500
Monthly vest (post-cliff)

Shares earned every month after cliff

208.3 shares/mo

Exit Scenarios (pre-tax, net of exercise cost)

Based on current valuation of $200.00M
🐻 Bear — 0.5× valuation

$100.00M exit

$0
📊 Base — 2× valuation

$400.00M exit

$20.0K
🚀 Bull — 5× valuation

$1,000.00M exit

$80.0K
🌙 Moon — 10× valuation

$2,000.00M exit

$180.0K
$
Custom exit — your net
$80.0K

⚠️ Pre-tax and pre-dilution. Real proceeds depend on future dilution, liquidation preferences, and taxes. See the Scenario Modeler tab for a fuller picture.