• Introduction
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    • Why Companies Are Embracing Employee Liquidity
    • How to Run a Successful Liquidity Program
  • Set Eligibility and Restrictions
  • Identify an Optimal Buyer and Structure
  • Set a Price
  • Investigate Impact on the 409A Valuation
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    • 409A Valuation
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  • Prepare Company Disclosures and Information for Due Diligence
  • Provide Information to Employees
  • Determine the Legal Implications
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    • Stock Transfer Restrictions and Rights
    • Symmetry of Information Sharing
    • Exposure to Legal Liabilities
  • Determine the Tax Implications
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    • Taxation Issues Around Each Type of Stock Issuance
    • QSBS-See If Anyone Qualifies for Special Tax Treatment
    • How to Make an Employee Tender Offer Less Taxing
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Let 2021 be remembered as a year of perseverance: for the private companies and founders that outperformed expectations and carved their own path to high-growth.

And for the expanding community of leaders within The Circle that invested in their personal development by exchanging insights and support.

With the closing of Fund III ($355M) and an expanding team, Founders Circle is proud to support the leaders of high-growth companies in our portfolio by providing flexible capital and the tools to develop their leadership skills within a private community of their peers.

Current Portfolio Company Stats

An uncertain economic climate didn’t stop these companies from
achieving milestones and exceptional performance this year:

cumulatively valued at $117B*

*as of IPO or acquisition

ANNOUNCED INVESTMENTS

We had the opportunity to join and further support team members of the following companies:

TOTAL INVESTED IN 2021

ACROSS OUR FUNDS: $202M

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In 2021, we welcomed four new CXO titles into The Circle – Founders Circle’s private community for growth stage executives (both within and outside our portfolio) designed to help leaders scale themselves so they can scale their companies.

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Together, these CEOs, CFOs, and CHROs dove into their toughest challenges through highly interactive, peer-driven, multi-modal collaborations that went far beyond a calendar of events.

Circle peers convened to share scar tissue & best practices on burning topics important to them:

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From us to you, we wish your 2022 to be a year of hope, ambition, and prosperity.

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