Equity Vesting & Option Grant Planner
Plan and visualize your stock option vesting schedule with cliffs, monthly vesting, and real-time valuation tracking
Understanding how your stock options vest is crucial for both founders and employees. This planner helps you simulate different vesting schedules, see how much equity vests each month, and estimate the potential value of your shares based on company growth. Ideal for startup HR teams, equity-compensated employees, and founders managing option pools.
Vesting defines how ownership of stock options or equity is earned over time. Common in startups, it ensures alignment between employees and company success. Typically, options vest over 4 years with a 1-year cliff.
The cliff is the minimum time you must stay before any shares vest (e.g., 1-year cliff with 4-year total vesting). If you leave before the cliff, you get no equity. After the cliff, vesting occurs gradually.
Shares Vested per Period = Total Shares / Total Periods After Cliff
Estimated Value = Shares Vested × Current/Projected Share Price