How much equity should a startup give an advisor under the FAST agreement?

Under the standard Founder/Advisor Standard Template (FAST), advisor equity grants range from 0.15% to 1.00% depending on company stage (Idea, Startup/Pre-Seed, or Growth/Seed) and engagement tier (Standard, Strategic, or Expert), vesting monthly over 24 months with no cliff or a 3-month trial.

How does 4-year founder vesting with a 1-year cliff work?

Under a standard 48-month vesting schedule with a 12-month cliff, 0% of a founder's shares vest during the first 11 months. At month 12, 25% of the grant vests at once, followed by 1/48th (2.083%) of the grant vesting each month from month 13 through month 48.

Instrument 08 • Co-Founder Split • FAST Advisor Matrix • ARR Valuation

Co-Founder Equity, FAST Advisor & Valuation Planner

Design a fair co-founder equity split weighted by execution and commitment, benchmark advisor grants using the FAST matrix (0.15% to 1.00%), and estimate your implied AI vs. B2B SaaS ARR valuation multiple.

1. Co-Founder Execution & Commitment Weights

0 to 100 Score Each

2. FAST Advisor Grant & Employee Pool Reserve

Company Stage (FAST)

Advisor Engagement Tier

Number of Active Advisors

Initial Employee Option Pool (%)

3. AI & SaaS ARR Valuation Multiple Estimator

Current ARR ($)

YoY ARR Growth Rate (%)

Gross Margin (%)

Net Dollar Retention (NDR %)

Lead Founder Stake 47.5% $10.4M Implied

FAST Advisor Grant 0.50% 1.00% Total (2 Advisors)

AI-Native Multiple 18.4× Traditional SaaS: 10.2×

Implied AI Valuation $22.1M On $1.20M ARR

Interactive model • Co-founder, advisor & pool cap table

Click or press arrow keys on any co-founder or pool slice to lift and inspect its exact pre-funding share.

Interactive model • AI-native vs. B2B SaaS valuation towers

Co-Founder Equity, FAST Advisor & Valuation Planner

1. Co-Founder Execution & Commitment Weights

2. FAST Advisor Grant & Employee Pool Reserve

3. AI & SaaS ARR Valuation Multiple Estimator

Click or press arrow keys on any co-founder or pool slice to lift and inspect its exact pre-funding share.

Compare implied enterprise valuation on identical ARR between high-velocity AI-Native and baseline B2B SaaS multiples.