I'm guessing thats for late stage "startups" with millions in revenue, since I don't see anyone taking those numbers for an early stage company
* CEO 5.40%
* President/COO 2.58%
* CFO 1.01%
* Head of Technology/CTO 1.19%
* Head of Engineering 1.32%
* Head of Sales 1.20%
* Head of Marketing 0.91%
* Head of Business Development 1.23%
* Head of Human Resources 0.24%
* Head of Professional Services 0.60%
That adds up to a pool of roughly 20% for management. That's the venture-backed world for you. Try taking 3 rounds and see where it leaves your equity!
More telling are the equity stats by founder status (more detail in the post on mean and median, but here's the range):
Non-founder CEO: 3.9%-6.5%
Founder CEO: 8.3%-30%
These figures might strike you as low, but if you take a look at the salaries these people pay themselves, it starts to make sense:
Non-founder CEO: $205-$260
Founder CEO: $162-$229
As the CEO of a venture backed company, it seems you're not always in it for the equity... (more details of massive bonuses in the report too).
