State of ESOPs in India

Startup founders across India reveal the State of Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) and its impact on talent.

ESOPs are available from the start: Most founders that offer ESOPs implemented them at an early stage (seed or earlier).
ESOPs are not exclusive to executives: 4 out of 5 companies surveyed offer ESOPs to non-senior management employees.
ESOPs are fairly awarded to employees - even when they leave: Only a slim minority of startups dissolve all options (vested or unvested) on an employee’s departure.
Employees are kept in-the-know from the start: Most startups explain ESOPs to their employees before the contract is signed. Encouragingly, this is driven by the majority of leaders who personally explain ESOPs to their prospective hires.

...and many more insights found in the report

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