What your ESOP can really be worth?

Free ESOP Simulator by Dezerv

An ESOP grant letter shows you a number, but that number rarely survives contact with dilution, down rounds and the gap between face value and FMV. This simulator projects what your ESOPs could realistically be worth by running your grant through the variables that actually move outcomes: ESOP pool top ups that dilute existing holders, the fair market value in ESOP terms at each funding stage versus your fixed strike price, and what happens if a down round pushes FMV below your strike price and your options go underwater. It's built for the questions calculators skip, what your equity is worth through three more funding rounds, at a flat or down round, or at an eventual ESOP liquidation event, IPO, acquisition or secondary sale. Model a fast growth path against a slow or stalled one and see how the outcomes actually diverge. Use it as an ESOP value calculator for scenario planning, not a promise, every projection here depends on assumptions you control and can change, so treat the output as directional, not guaranteed.