**ESOP Benchmarks - byFounders’ Portfolio:**
- ESOP allocation calculator (based on benchmarks) for role, stage and senioirty.
Index Ventures' Option Planner
- Option planning tool used by some of our largest portfolio companies, but relevant for all stages.
Pear VCs Equity Planner
- Simpler tool than Index’s to get up and running quickly.
Other market data from Carta (heavily US-based):
https://community.carta.com/discussion/equity-for-your-first-8-hires