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ESOP Pool Ranges for Indian Startups

How much equity to set aside, and how much to give each hire. Our recommended pool sizes, grants for key hires and vesting terms, stage by stage.

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  • Recommended pool size at pre-seed, seed, Series A and Series B
  • Recommended grants for your first senior hire, early engineers, CXO and VP hires
  • Vesting and cliff terms, and how to set the exercise window after someone leaves
  • Refresh grants: when to give them and how much to keep in the pool
  • How to decide where your company should land inside each range

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