Do good. Get rewarded.

Help a colleague exercise their options and Earn $500

Over 70% of startup employees miss out on their equity.*
Share your link with colleagues — when a referral receives a funding offer from Equitybee, you earn a $500 gift card.

Get your referral link

Limited to $500 per calendar year. Terms and conditions. *Carta, State of Startup Compensation.

$345M+

Funded to Date

2900+

Employees Funded

900+

Startups covered

Trustpilot rating

How the referral works

Three steps to $500

01
Share your link

Sign up to get your personal link, then share it with colleagues who want to exercise their stock options - with no personal capital.

02
They get a funding offer

Your colleague applies and submits their grant details. Our team reviews and prepares their funding proposal.

03
You earn $500

When your colleague receives a funding offer, we send your $500 gift card.

Get your referral link
The Equitybee Model

We cover the exercise costs.
You keep your shares.

Exercise cost & taxes covered

We cover your strike price and taxes. No out-of-pocket cost to exercise.

Non-recourse funding

You repay only if and when there's an exit. No exit — no repayment.

Keep your shares

Benefit from potential future gains if your company achieves a successful exit.

Looking for liquidity?

Access cash without selling your shares — with or without an exit.

$345M+

Funded to Date

2900+

Employees Funded

900+

Startups covered

Trustpilot rating

START EARNING

Help a colleague. Earn $500.

Sign up, share your link, and earn $500 when your referral gets a funding offer.

Get your referral link

Reward paid as a $500 gift card when a colleague you refer submits a qualified funding request and receives a funding proposal from Equitybee. Limited to $500 per referrer per calendar year. Funding and referral eligibility are subject to company and employee requirements and the Referral Program Terms. Not financial advice.

Want to exercise your own stock options?

Sign up and apply for funding with no out-of-pocket costs.