What is Upstock?
Real-Time Motivational
Dashboard
Workers and employers can watch equity growing in real time
Dashboard allows workers to see & believe that their work is paying off
Workers are incentivized to make decisions for the long-term success of the company
Optimized RSU Centric
Equity Agreements
Employers input workers into Upstock to issue legally binding equity
Workers can vest a fixed number of shares (ex: four years, one year cliff).
Or workers can vest a dynamic number depending on their contribution. Our performance algorithm calculates a fair division of equity.
Now offering a crypto friendly option
Crypto companies should not give their workers coins directly for legal regulatory reasons.
Now crypto companies can offer Restricted Token Units (RTUs) to reward and engage their team members.
Contact us for more information.
Our Onboarding Process
Sign up for an Upstock account.
Time frame: 5 minutes
Information needed: business name, contact information, payment information for Upstock subscription.
Add team members to the pool.
Time frame: 10 - 30 minutes
Information needed: team members' emails, large companies can import to Upstock.
Total time required: 30 - 80 minutes
Create your equity pool.
Time frame: 15 minutes
Information needed: percentage of company equity you wish to start with. This number can easily be increased at a later date.
See examples.
Sit back and wait for your team to sign legal documents.
Team members will need to log in to Upstock, review their document, enter in full name and address, then digitally sign.
Workers see their equity growing in value in real time.
Issue equity for non-founder workers.
Perfect for formed companies that have already issued founder equity.
Want to know what our customers are saying? Check out our Customer Testimonials.
Motivational Dashboard
Now workers can view their equity through an easy-to-use interface, allowing them to see a meaningful visualization of their stake in the company & inspiring them to give their best effort at growing the company's future success.
Performance Algorithm
Upstock's real-time algorithm calculates worker equity distribution automatically through adjusting a performance-based equity pool according to productivity inputs for each team member (based on time, defined tasks, or milestones).
Intuitive Administrative Interface
Say goodbye to stacks of documents that sit forgotten in drawers never to be touched.
Say hello to a dynamic visualization of equity, Giving employers simple tools to manage workers and equity. Now business owners can adjust incentives to maximize critical periods.
Worker Portal
Easily find equity documents and instantly allow workers to see their share in the company growing in real-time along with their hard work.
Built for any type of worker, including employees, contractors, and advisors.
RSUs: Battle Tested by Fortune 1000s
Upstock is built on RSU equity units, just like at:
Offer meaningful equity instead of only cash payments.
RSUs: Improving on Stock Options
Upstock issues RSUs instead of stock options, which is better for most workers because they:
Reduces tax burdens
Workers won't have to buy stock options or pay tax on equity until the money is available (i.e. when the company achieves financial success)
Avoid cap table problems
Business owners don't have to grant shareholder rights, keeping voting & decision-making chaos to a minimum
Feel like a fair exchange
Workers vastly prefer RSUs compared to stock options, which are more expensive & confusing, and will still need to be purchased later
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What do clients love about Upstock?
Upstock helps companies motivate & incentivize workers using modern equity.
How Upstock can help your company.
Increases team motivation
Equity gives workers an increased sense of long-term ownership & creates palpable alignment
Offers workers the feeling that "we're all in this together"
Generates a highly motivated team invested in helping the company achieve its goals
Allows teams to scale
Generates new pathways for entrepreneurs to expand their team
Small to medium-sized businesses can issue equity in addition to cash, enabling them to hire more workers
Leads to an average of 68.5% cash savings on payroll (as seen in over 150,000 hours of case studies)
Reduces workplace politics
Everyone has a shared stake in company success
Helps employees feel aligned and "in it together"
Solves cap-table problems
Grants RSUs instead of stock or stock options
Enables granting of equity without adding to cap table
Boosts worker retention
Workers with a long-term stake are more likely to stay
Reduces turnover costs and generates better morale
Reduces tax & legal burdens
RSUs generally don't require filing or paying taxes until a final payout
Saves workers significant money & hassle
Relieves overall legal risk
Equity contracts created by some of the world's top equity lawyers
Additional vetting & bulletproofing by Big 4 accounting firms
Relieves need for lawyers
Can be set up & managed with or without third parties like lawyers & CPAs
Significantly reduces time & money spent on legal services
Easy to customize
Founders can easily customize equity plans to fit their needs
Adjustable to desired levels of transparency & flexibility
Eliminates maintenance
Documents & software are optimized over time
Automatically upgraded to fit changing requirements
Determine your equity pools
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Need some help figuring out the size of your equity pool?
Check some standard examples at the link bellow.