UK report 2025: How does your share option scheme compare?
Find out how startups structure their option schemes in this report by our experts. Read insights and analysis based on our data about thousands of UK schemes.
The legal documents you need for your EMI share option scheme
Read our expert step-by-step guide on all the legal documents you need for your EMI scheme, and how to easily create and...
Employee share options explained: A guide for option holders
We explain how share options work for employees. Vesting, exercise, how much your options might be worth, when to sell y...
How to choose an option scheme: your guide to vesting cliffs, exercise windows and exit-only terms
Stuck on the rules for your option scheme? We dive into the 2,500+ option schemes on our platform to discover the most c...
Vesting schedules: how to choose the right one for your option scheme
In this post, we explain what vesting is, the pros and cons of different types of vesting schedules and reveal what the ...
8 min readHow to give out shares and share options in your startup
Find out the best way to distribute equity to investors and your team, and the tax implications to consider.
9 min readShares vs options: what’s the difference?
The important difference is that if someone owns shares, they are a shareholder immediately. With options, they have own...
Explore your options: why share options could work better than a cash bonus
Do share options make a better bonus than cash? Find out why an option scheme could be a better long-term and cash-smart...
SeedLegals vs Carta: which platform to choose for cap table, SEIS/EIS, funding and options
The days of painstakingly tracking equity allocation on a series of spreadsheets are over. In this post, we explore two ...
Shares… Growth Shares… EMI Options… Unapproved Options… Which is right for your team?
Shares… Growth Shares… EMI Options… Unapproved Options… it all sounds so complicated. But actua...
Share option pool: what it is and how to set it up
We explain what a share option pool is, how to set it up and how much equity to put aside for your UK share option pool....
Advisory shares: How much equity should you give your advisor?
Startups commonly give 1% equity to General Advisors paid only in equity, who work less than 2 days a month. Discover m...
409A valuation: what it is and when you need one
To give shares or options to your US taxpaying employees, you need to first establish the fair market value (FMV) of the...
