Equitybee lands free benchmarking tool as startup employees finally get equity data companies have had for years

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Equitybee has launched a free equity benchmarking tool built on 9,000+ verified joining grants from 2,500+ US startups. Employees can compare grants by department, seniority, and company stage. The tool deliberately does not predict exit values or offer financial advice. With IPOs returning and AI hiring pushing equity higher, the information asymmetry between employers and employees on compensation is finally narrowing.

Equitybee has launched Equitybee Benchmark, a free tool that lets US startup employees compare equity grants across roles, seniority levels, departments, and company stages. The company argues that while salary benchmarking has been everywhere for years, equity data has stayed locked inside HR teams and employers.

You would never accept a salarywithout comparing it to the market. There are entire websites built for exactly that, Levels.fyi, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn salary data. Type in your role and city, and within minutes you know whether an offer is competitive....

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