Laid off by top tech companies? Here’s what you need to negotiate, and why workers over 40 should pay attentionEmployee rights after layoff: Laid-off workers, especially those over 40, have more time and leverage than they realize when reviewing seve...
05 May, 2026, 01.44 PM IST
Cognition AI buys Windsurf as AI frenzy escalatesCognition AI has acquired rival startup Windsurf following Google’s $2.4 billion deal to license Windsurf’s tech and hire top executives. T...
15 Jul, 2025, 07.52 AM IST
What mid-career startup employees should look for while looking at ESOPsESOPs have become a common compensation system in startups to give employees a sense of ownership in the company's growth, but mid-career p...
18 Apr, 2023, 05.04 PM IST
Financial services startup ESOPDhan looking to raise structured debt to drive growthESOPDhan is planning to go for raising structured debt from investors and large family offices, once its current corpus is fully used up.
05 Feb, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
M&As, talent war put CXO severance packages in focusAs more acquisitions happen and the war for talent intensifies, severance pay agreements in India are witnessing a shift. An increasing num...
28 Apr, 2022, 09.55 AM IST
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal set to receive $42 million if terminated after Elon Musk dealEquilar's estimate includes a year's worth of Agrawal's base salary plus accelerated vesting of all equity awards, an Equilar spokesperson ...
26 Apr, 2022, 12.16 PM IST
FarEye announces second Esop buyback programme worth $1.2 millionFarEye will be performing this buyback of vested ESOPs using its cash reserves. Under this liquidation, eligible employees have the opportu...
31 Jan, 2022, 01.42 PM IST
Indians hungry for tech, Tesla and meme stocks in USAccording to a survey we ran among Vested users, 35 per cent of Indians invest in the US markets to diversify geographically, 25 per cent a...
27 Dec, 2021, 08.34 PM IST
Flipkart to buy back employee stock options worth Rs 600 croreSources said the employee stock options buyback would entail a spending of about Rs 600 crore, and employees will be able to liquidate up t...
12 Jul, 2021, 10.57 PM IST
Vested raises $3.6 million in seed fundingThe company claims that more than half of the investors using the Vested platform are investing in the US market for the first time ever.
05 Feb, 2021, 01.24 PM IST
Vy Capital buys Urban Company Esops worth $5 millionAccording to Urban Company chief executive Abhiraj Singh Bhal, about 183 employees, across designations and roles, were eligible to partici...
25 Aug, 2020, 08.18 AM IST
Silicon Valley startup Vested gets funded by IP VenturesVested has partnered with Indian banks to simplify the fund transfer process on its platform.
29 Nov, 2019, 12.16 PM IST
Revised deal for Infosys top brass faces resistance from shareholdersThe dissenting investors may have had concerns that the short-term incentive plan could affect the company in the long term.
24 Jun, 2019, 11.43 PM IST
Walmart-Flipkart deal brings Esops back in the spotlightStartups fielding queries from staffers on how to exercise their rights over vested stock options
15 May, 2018, 08.41 AM IST
Apple CEO Tim Cook gets 74% bonus boost after earnings reboundIn November, shortly after the start of the current fiscal year, the company released iPhone X, a long-awaited upgrade to its flagship prod...
28 Dec, 2017, 11.43 PM IST
By staying till March, Sikka may benefit from stock optionsSikka was granted 120,700 RSUs and no stock options in July of 2016.
23 Aug, 2017, 08.09 AM IST
Ecommerce companies like Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and Jabong offering 'accelerators' for ESOPs to top talentWithout an ‘accelerated vesting’ clause, employees holding stock options do not get an exit when a founder or investor sells out.
18 Dec, 2015, 07.16 AM IST