- Venture capital fund Founder Collective analyzed 71 tech IPOs.
- The analysis found that on avg., founders (combined) owned 15% of their company and the average total company value was $100M at IPO.
- The number of founders ranged from 1 to 6 (median of 2).
- In some IPOs (eg Zipcar), the founders were no longer shareholders.
- Ownership values ranged from $14M (Tremor Video) to $29B (FaceBook).
How Much Equity Do Founders Have When Their Company IPOs?
(12/08/2016)
