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Founders & startup ecosystem · Core

Founder vesting

Also called: founders' vesting

ELI5

Founders earn their full shares over time.

Used in conversation

“The financing introduces founder vesting over four years.”

Definition

A schedule under which founders earn or retain equity over time, commonly protecting the company if someone leaves early.

Here “Founder vesting” means: A schedule under which founders earn or retain equity over time, commonly protecting the company if someone leaves early.

Pitch context

You will see “Founder vesting” in fundraising decks, data rooms, term sheets and investor conversations when the discussion reaches founders & startup ecosystem.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret founders & startup ecosystem without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.