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September 30, 2022

How much equity should you expect from an early-stage startup? 

Early-stage startup employees are often given equity in the business when they join. But how much should you expect to be offered?


Tim Smith

11 min read

Yoko Spirig, founder of Ledgy

The rest of your friendship group are pursuing stable careers at large corporations with cushy salaries and benefits packages. You, meanwhile, are considering joining a startup without a proven product or clear route to profitability. It could go bust in a year or two if things don’t go well, and resources are too tight to pay as well as bigger companies.

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A bar chart by SeedLegals showing the distribution of equity assigned to share options at UK startups.
Source: SeedLegals
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A photo of Yoko Spirig, founder of Ledgy
Yoko Spirig, founder of Ledgy
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Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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