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Series A funding 101: Sizing your option pool | ESOP basics & stock options for startup founders

Automate your cap table and issue stock options in a few clicks (for free!): https://carta.com/private-companies/l... __________ 📖 Read the article: How to decide the size of your employee option pool | https://carta.com/blog/how-to-size-em... 🌐 Get lots more tools, tips, and resources to build your startup: https://carta.com/founder-resource-ce... 📈 Download the Series A pitch deck we used to raise funds: https://carta.com/blog/carta-series-a/ 🎥 Watch our next video: How much do I pay my first employees? |    • How much do I pay my first employees? | St...   🎥 Watch the series: Series A term sheet explained by a startup lawyer (Startup funding 101) |    • Startup term sheet explained by a lawyer.....   🎥 Watch the video: Startup funding 101, how SAFEs and convertible notes work |    • Startup Financing 101: How SAFEs and Conve...   🎥 Watch the video: Startup funding 101, what's a valuation cap? |    • Startup financing 101: What's a valuation ...   🎥 Watch the video: Startup funding 101, pre-money SAFEs vs. post-money SAFEs |    • Видео   🧮 Model your SAFE funding round with our free calculator: https://www.safes.carta.com ••••• Startup Series A funding explained: If you're raising a priced round of financing for your startup, chances are that the investor will require you to create an option pool for employees (also known as an Employee Stock Option Plan, or ESOP). But how big should your ESOP be? Sizing your employee option pool after raising Series A funding can be tricky, especially because the size of this option pool can affect your dilution as a founder. In this episode of NO FEAR EQUITY, we break down the basics of sizing an option pool for your startup when raising your Series A, including how dilution works, so that you know exactly what you're getting into when an investor asks you to create an ESOP during term sheet negotiations for an injection of funding. We break down the important difference between "stated" pre-money valuations and "effective" pre-money valuations, and discuss how these important concepts can mathematically affect your dilution, depending not only on how big your option pool is...but WHEN you decide to create it. NO FEAR EQUITY is a presentation of Carta, the #1 equity management platform for startups and equity-funded companies. We have plenty of free resources to help startup founders plan their fundraise, manage their cap table, and prepare to issue equity to investors and employees. Check out some of our resources here: 🔷 Carta's Series A pitch deck: https://carta.com/blog/carta-series-a/ 🔷 Carta's Series D pitch deck: https://carta.com/blog/carta-series-d... 🔷 Our free cap table template: https://carta.com/blog/cap-table-temp... 🔷 Our free board deck template: https://carta.com/blog/board-deck-tem... 🔷 What to look for in a 409A report: https://carta.com/blog/understanding-... DISCLOSURE: This communication contains general information only and eShares, Inc. dba Carta, Inc. (“Carta”) is not, by means of this publication, rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice or services. This communication is not a substitute for such professional advice or services nor should it be used as a basis for any decision or action that may affect your business or interests. Before making any decision or taking any action that may affect your business or interests, you should consult a qualified professional advisor. This communication is not intended as a recommendation, offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security. Carta does not assume any liability for reliance on the information provided herein. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Why option pool size matters 01:05 How dilution works 03:07 How option pool dilution works 04:28 Option pool math 06:40 How to size your option pool 08:55 Carta's Founder Resource Center ----------