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Last updated: December 1, 2025
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Page owner: @Enda Cahill
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- What is Sequence’s current valuation (and 409A, preferably)
- $75m
- Last HMRC valuation (409a equivalent) was £0.29828/share
- What is the total number of fully diluted shares outstanding?
- How do I calculate the % of the company today (fully diluted) represented by the equity grant?
- Divide your equity grant by $75m (convert to USD if grant is in GBP) to arrive at the final %.
- What other terms around equity should I be aware of? Shadow units vs RSUs, graded vesting,etc.
- 1 year cliff, 4-year vest
- Vesting occurs quarterly post cliff until notice is given
- Refreshers regularly granted to top performers in the business
- Are there any outstanding convertible securities (SAFEs, convertible notes, warrants)?
- All investments are included in the $18.5m raised to date (no outstanding SAFEs, convertible notes or warrants) and only our VCs have a 1x liquidation preference (not the angels).
- No ‘overhang’ given only 1 funding round has been completed to date
- What is the liquidation preference stack and overhang today?
- The liquidation preference is $13.4m today (all of this comes from our VC investors, the remaining $2m does not have a liquidation preference).
- What’s the treatment of equity grants upon employee termination?
- All vested equity is retained by the employee upon contract termination
- Is the equity grant based on the preferred stock price or the common price?
- Equity grant value is based on the preferred option value
- How long is the post termination exercise period?