Our free calculator helps early-stage founders figure out how much equity to share with their team—fast, fair, and with logic that scales. No spreadsheets. No second-guessing. No finance degree required.
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Many founders guess their equity pool size—or copy others. This tool helps you do it your way, backed by logic, market benchmarks, and startup-friendly defaults.
See how equity grants play out over time and across hiring plans—before you commit. Model dilution, test different assumptions, and make confident decisions from day one.
From Delaware C-corps to European startups, our calculator works with global best practices and flexible inputs for local needs.
Created by Eldison—the platform that simplifies equity for scaling teams. You’ll get a head start on ESOP planning and a clean handoff into the Eldison Platform when you’re ready.
Best for early-stage startups, from pre-seed to Series A. Especially helpful if you’re building your first ESOP and haven’t issued equity yet.
If you’ve got your hiring plan and salary ranges, you can get through it in a single session.
You can download two Excel files—participant list and award list—both formatted to work with Eldison Platform. Our onboarding wizard makes it easy to plug the results straight into your ELP account.
Answers to questions you might have about Allocation calculator.
It uses a structured methodology to help you estimate how much equity to allocate to each team member. You input data like salary and scores for criteria like seniority or potential. The calculator does the rest—grant values, ownership %, and pool modeling.
Yes—no hidden costs, no trial limits. Just a free, useful tool to help you make better decisions (and a smooth entry point into ELP when you’re ready).
Absolutely. You’ll receive two Excel files—participant list and award list—ready to import into Eldison Platform or share with your co-founder, legal, or HR.
Yes. This tool is built by Eldison, a law firm, so data privacy is core to everything we do. Your data is stored securely so you can return to it later, and is never shared. You access the calculator through a secure magic link—no passwords, no friction, just privacy-first design.
Yep. Your session is securely saved and tied to your email address. You can come back anytime by using the magic link sent to your inbox.
By continuing, you agree to our privacy policy.