Does a round of startup funding lead to a good hike during appraisal?

Hello all! I am working as HR Head in a growth stage startup in Bangalore. So many people here talk about compensation, culture, growth etc. Happy to answer questions related to HR/Culture/Startups.

Hey folks, Got a full time offer as an APM and they offered: 1. 10 LPA Base 2. 1 lakh Retention Bonus (will be given in the first month) 3. 1 lakh ESOPS Should I accept or negotiate for more? If I negotiate, which component should I negotiate and how much? Thanks in advance.

I recently interviewed at an MNC and my interviews went great. They also gave a case study. At the time of final negotiation for salary, i asked for standard 40-45% hike. However they took some time and came back with an offer of almost 95%-100% and literally more than that if i include yearly fixed bonus component. This was a big surprise to me, and they states that we have done this taking care of pay parity, etc. I am very happy, However, i want to know is this common or happened with anyone else? Are there such good companies, people and HRs... Anyone having any thoughts on this?

A startup which raised its first round of funding and I might join as product leader. What can I expect as in hand and esops?

I’m considering joining as a founding engineer at an early stage startup who is just about to sign a $4M seed round. They offered to match my current base and a $20,000 in ESOPs. When joining at such early stage companies, how should I think of ESOPs so that I can better negotiate. I’m banking on this idea going big and I want to get as much ESOPs as possible to maximise my returns in the future.

I'm part of a sales team at a Series A startup that recently secured new funding. I have made a vital contribution to the revenue created. Aiming for a 30% hike (on the fixed) in the upcoming appraisal – any tips on how to approach it?

I have 6 years experience. My current base/fixed is 60 LPA. (I also got a 5 lakh bonus and 5 lakh of my ESOPs vested this year making my total vested about 30 lakh. So the total comp is 70). I'm being offered a senior engineer position in an early stage startup (as part of the founding engineer team). They haven't given an offer yet. Being early stage, the emphasis will most likely be on ESOPs. How do I evaluate this and set my expectations? (If I were to switch to a mature company, I believe the hikes usually are between 15-20%? How does this work for early stage startups?)

Hi, I got an offer from a Series B startup and they are giving me 3000 shares of ESOPs vested over 4 years. Right now the value of each shares are worth $5 and has a potential to grow after new funding rounds this year. I feel 3000 shares is less and want to negotiate for more. In your experience can anyone tell me how much ESOPs (shares) have you received from new startups? And was it benefecial in the long run? Any input is appreciated.

About me: 25M working in a super early stage startup for 1yr. The startup is only 2 yrs old with seed funding. 2 pivots, but none worked. The 3rd pivot is interesting and we still don't know if it'll work I want to understand the life of an Early employee, how do you manage to keep hope, or when to call it quits? Have vested esops. Also feel if I can get 1.5X cash salary if i switch

Biz dev role, full time engagement, equity. DTC exposure is must. Right now we are in product development & testing early pmf phase. Matching salary. Product - A SAAS solution for non tech savvy DTC brands to reduce their ad spend upto 40% through influencer led sales. Problem - Indian D2C brands spend $7b every year on ad spend only to achieve < 2% retention and <2 ROAS. This is because there is no other way other than ad spend to acq. customers. Core team in place - 2 engineers, 1 COO, 1 CTO & 1 PM. Enough cash to survive till pre-seed and get to early pmf. Raising pre-seed now to onboard 100 DTC brands. Founders: ex-Microsoft, Pixis, Swiggy, Zomato, Udaan, Rapido Equity you get will yield following - At the end of yr. 5: Best case exit for you: ~7-9cr. Avg case: 3-5cr. Worst case: 60L-1cr. Along with equity from starting day. You will keep on getting more and more ESOP rewards linked to value creation (revenue, growth, unlocking partnerships) or annual cash bonus (% of the value added).