ESOP management built for growing companies
Structure, manage, and communicate ESOPs as your company grows. Vestd keeps your equity structured, clear, and investor-ready.
Trusted by thousands of startups and fast-scaling businesses just like you
Bring structure to ESOPs as your company grows
Different stages of growth require different levels of control across grants, vesting, and ownership visibility.
Grant creation & allocation
Create and manage ESOP grants with structure from day one. Allocate options against approved pools, maintain clear records, and avoid over-allocation as your team grows.
Vesting schedules
Define and manage vesting across teams without complexity. Handle cliffs, custom schedules, and overlapping hiring cycles with real-time visibility.
Employee visibility
Give employees a clear view of their equity. Help them understand what they own, how it vests, and how it evolves over time without manual updates.
Leaver management
Handle exits consistently without breaking your records. Process cancellations and exercises while maintaining a complete audit trail.
Equity management built for governance
As companies grow, ESOP activity becomes part of a broader ownership structure that must remain accurate, transparent, and audit-ready.
Connected ownership updates
Every ESOP event grants, exercises, and pool changes flows directly into your cap table. Ownership updates automatically, so shareholding and dilution always remain accurate.
Governance-ready records
Maintain structured, time-stamped records across all equity activity. Be prepared for audits, diligence, and investor reviews without last-minute reconciliation.
Accurate dilution and reporting
Understand how ESOP activity impacts ownership in real time. Reports reflect current cap table data, giving you consistent and reliable views for internal and external stakeholders.
Works with your advisors
Provide legal, finance, and compliance teams with a clear and structured view of equity. Vestd supports your advisors with reliable data, without replacing their role.
Frequently asked questions
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How are ESOPs typically managed as companies scale?
As companies grow, ESOP administration becomes more complex due to hiring waves, overlapping vesting schedules, and investor reporting requirements. Platforms like Vestd help companies maintain accurate records, communicate equity clearly to employees, and keep ownership data aligned with the cap table.
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Can Vestd India handle option pool expansions after funding rounds?
Yes, option pool expansions can be recorded and reflected in the cap table automatically. Vestd updates dilution and ownership structure so that investor reports remain consistent.
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How does Vestd handle option exercises?
When employees exercise their options, Vestd updates the cap table and ownership records while maintaining a complete history of the transaction. This ensures accuracy for investor reporting and future funding rounds.
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Can Vestd India support different vesting structures?
Yes. Vestd supports standard vesting models including: • time-based vesting • cliffs • custom vesting schedules. Vesting progress is automatically tracked for each grant.
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How does Vestd manage leavers in an ESOP plan?
Vestd allows companies to process leavers clearly by recording cancellations, exercised options, or expired grants. All changes remain documented in the historical record.
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How do employees view their ESOP grants?
Employees receive access to a secure dashboard where they can see: • their option grants • vesting progress • potential ownership impact. This improves transparency and reduces confusion about employee equity.
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Does Vestd integrate ESOP data with the cap table?
Yes. ESOP activity including grants, exercises, and pool changes is connected directly to the cap table.This ensures that ownership structure and dilution calculations remain accurate.
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Can Vestd support companies preparing for funding or exit?
Yes. Vestd maintains structured records of ESOP activity so companies are prepared for: • funding rounds • investor due diligence • audits • exit preparation
Take a guided tour of Vestd
See how Vestd manages ESOP grants, vesting schedules, exercises, and cap table updates in one platform. Walk through the product with our team and get answers specific to your business.

