Analysis

December 14, 2022

Should founders pool their equity with other founders?

Collective Equity lets founders put up to 10% of their shares in a pool with other founders


Eleanor Warnock

5 min read

Collective Equity cofounders Mike Royston and Tristan Schnegg

In the past few years, Europe’s tech ecosystem has been tweaking its model.

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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