409A Valuations and Startup Stock
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What is a 409A valuation? Why is it required to issue startup stock?
Most founders don't think about the details of their startup’s equity until it's a problem — a 409A that doesn't hold up, an option grant with no paper trail, or a new investor's counsel flagging issues in diligence that should've been caught on day one.
This free webinar walks through the mechanics of issuing startup equity the right way, from your own founder shares through your first employee option grants — and the specific mistakes that create tax, legal, and cap table headaches down the road.
We'll cover:
- Purchasing founder stock properly through a stock purchase agreement (and why "just issuing shares" isn't enough)
- Setting up a stock option plan before you need one
- Budgeting an option pool that won't erode your cap table later
- How 409A valuations set your strike price — and why timing matters
- The correct way to offer options to employees (the process, not just the offer letter)
- Formally granting options: the paperwork that makes a grant real
- What goes wrong when options are granted without a 409A valuation
- The tax fallout when incorrectly granted options must be regranted or repriced
This session is built for founders who are past the "someday" stage on equity — pre-seed through Series A companies setting up their first option plan, or founders who aren’t sure their existing equity foundation is right.
Join us on Tuesday, September 15 at 10am Pacific Time for a free webinar hosted by Sam Wong, CEO of Fundable Startups, in partnership with 409a-valuation.com.
**409A-Valuation.com** provides fast, affordable, and compliant 409A and LLC Rev. Proc 93-27 valuations for startups. Our technology-driven platform streamlines the traditional valuation process, combining automation and AI with professional valuation expertise to deliver compliant, defensible, and high-quality 409A reports without the cost, complexity, and long turnaround times of traditional providers.
Our goal is simple: make 409A valuations easier, faster, and more accessible for founders and growing companies.