Tech IndustryDec 13, 2021
VMware shark

How much did you make from your company acquisition?

How much did you make when the company you were working in got acquired? If can give details like how much was initial grant, tenure at the company, how much made etc it will be useful for the community.

Meta ctty04 Dec 13, 2021

$350k cash bonus. 5 years at the company and was VP Eng when acquired. 1% equity was worth $0 due to liquidation preferences.

Microsoft lVrq62 Dec 13, 2021

Wow.. What a waste

Meta ctty04 Dec 13, 2021

Well, it's better than the $0 I got from a previous startup that was acquired many years after I left

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Yubico user_dawg Dec 13, 2021

How did that happen? I’m at a pre IPO that’s targeting acquisition instead.

Meta ctty04 Dec 14, 2021

That stinks. In my case, equity was worth $0 but at least everyone got a cash bonus of 50% to 250% of salary based on role and tenure.

PwC UQtH43 Dec 13, 2021

Drop more stories please... Anyway to prevent getting screwed?