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In March 2020 the world came to an economic and social standstill. Yet, despite this year-long deadlock that later rolled onto the present year, 2021 has been a record year for global venture capital funding.

As 2021 drew to a close, there seemed to be one question on the minds of investors: Would 2022 surpass these new records or would the new year bring a dramatic slow down?

EquityBee aims to remove friction from the compensation world, help startup companies reward employees better, and provide them with the financial tools to compete with big corps to help increase their chances to succeed.

EquityBee is launching today in the US to enable startup employees to obtain the capital they need to exercise their stock options.

During 2020, the amount of capital raised by EquityBee to fund employee stock options has multiplied by over 5X, the individual employees funded through the platform grew by over 3X.

During this unusually active time for high-growth and pre-IPO companies (IPO’s, acquisitions, and SPAC’s: Oh my!), startup employees’ equity is really heating up.

Employee stock options are a form of this ownership value. On paper, that all sounds great and simple. In reality, however, the options world can get complicated and overwhelming. Don’t worry, we’re here to help you with that!

It’s time to consider some of the employee stock options benefits and pitfalls so that you can make an informed decision about your ESOP.

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Before you start dreaming about all of your possibilities, it’s a good idea to understand the terms of your options, so you know how and when to exercise them when the time is right.

In this post we will learn the differences between the two most common types of options – ISOs and NSOs – and discuss how they could impact your choices to exercise your options and eventually sell your shares

Investing in startups is exciting – and, when done right, can be a very valuable asset to add to your investment portfolio. However, while access to the public market is open to all, investing in startups is generally more limited.

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Equitybee gives you the opportunity to access high-growth startups at past valuations by funding employee stock options.

Equitybee is excited to announce the release of the Equitybee 100, an exclusive ranking of the most in-demand private companies, determined by investors on the Equitybee platform in the six months since the 2022 economic collapse

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With the support of the Equitybee team and our investor network, this startup employee was able to own shares in the company they helped build, all without taking any money out of their own pocket.

You wouldn’t necessarily expect that a year turned upside down by a global pandemic would also be a record year for investments, but that’s exactly what happened in 2021.

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Understanding your employee stock options well is at the core of making good decisions, which can potentially be life-changing. So let’s take a closer look at the different stages of the employee stock option lifecycle.