Capbase Startup Equity Calculator

Figure out startup equity in minutes

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Figure out startup equity in minutes

22 followers

It can be difficult deciding how many shares in your startup each founder gets. Our equity split calculator makes it easy.

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Maker

Greg here, CEO of Capbase. I helped our team create the Startup Equity Calculator. We wanted to fix a problem faced by a lot of new founders who sign up for Capbase. Capbase incorporates new startups, then gives them everything they need to deal with equity, compliance, and fundraising. But we noticed a lot of new users got hung up in the early stages of startup formation, when it was time to issue shares to their co-founders. Fair enough: Early-stage equity splits done carelessly can plant the seeds of resentment. And many startups fail because of founder squabbling, often over equity. It’s smart to be cautious. But we didn't want to see smart, driven founders get stuck in limbo because they couldn’t all reach consensus on a fair split. That’s where the Startup Equity Calculator comes in. It takes a granular approach to assessing each co-founder’s contributions, then lets you share a proposed split with your founding team. For our users, our hope is to take the anxiety out of equity splits. But even if you don’t use Capbase, we hope the Equity Split Calculator can help you in your startup journey. How did you decide to divide up equity in your startup? What do you think of the calculator? I’d love to know!

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4yr ago

UXPin

@greg_capbase this is awesome. This makes decisions/discussions about equity split between founders much much easier 🙏

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4yr ago

I clicked the Try It button but am getting an error message: Something has gone wrong We didn't expect this to happen. The alerts have gone off and we’re all hands on deck fixing the issue.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@exemplar Do you mind letting me know what browser you're in? Trying to reproduce (and fix) :)

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4yr ago

@greg_capbase Sure, it's Safari Version 12.1.1 on a MacBook Pro

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4yr ago

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Maker

@greg_capbase @exemplar thanks for letting us know! We’ve got a fix going through our deployment pipeline right now - should be live soon!

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4yr ago

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Maker

@exemplar You should be able to use the equity split calculator on Safari 12.1 now, give it a try and let us know how you like it!

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4yr ago

@michal_kowalewski1 Seems to be working now, thanks!

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4yr ago

This is definitely a cool way to address the elephant in the room. It seems like a fair arbiter. But who vets the back end and the multipliers. Are they based on industry norms? Where is that data coming from?

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4yr ago

Incredible

Hunter

One of the most complicated things as a new startup founder is getting your equity split right from Day One. This calculator gets you well on your way.

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4yr ago

archive.com

This equity calculator makes it easier to negotiate and layout the details with other potential co-founders. I wish I had it in many conversations. Great work @greg_capbase.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@greg_capbase @bobby_huang We're glad you like it! Please let us know if you have any feedback, and please share it with others who may be going through those conversations now and in the future!

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4yr ago

Very cool! An impartial (and free) tool that could probably replace a lot of unpleasant arguments! :)

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4yr ago

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Maker

@francis_santora That's the hope! The whole reason we've built Capbase is to try to remove friction from the whole startup ecosystem! Glad you like it, and please let us know if you have any feedback!

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4yr ago

tl;dv

I can definitely see this reducing friction between founders in the long run. Especially first-time founders can get a lot of value out of more systematised approaches to share distribution.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@carlo_thissen Thank you, so glad you like it! Our raison d'être is to reduce friction for founders!

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4yr ago

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