HACKER Q&A
📣 hr-throwaway

What benefits does your Seed/Series A startup provide?


Throwaway to collect unbiased opinions. My employer is early stage. Since we're hoping to raise some funding soon, it is time to establish a competitive set of benefits to attract candidates. I have a few data points, but I know you all have more. I was hoping you would share the following --

- Size of company / funding round

- Current benefits package

- Desired benefits package

- Any other comments, thoughts, or anecdotes you would like to share

Thanks in advance!

  👤 bspear Accepted Answer ✓
- Series A

- No 401K match, "unlimited" PTO, $1K / year learning budget

- I don't join startups for the benefits, prefer to have generous equity refreshers, decent base and most importantly, strong business growth

- I benchmark salary & equity here: https://topstartups.io/startup-salary-equity-database/

👤 hr-throwaway
Here's a datapoint to get started:

- ~8M Seed Stage

- 4% 401k match (through Guideline), Anthem Platinum PPO (CA), 10 days PTO + Xmas->New Year + federal holidays. $100 monthly in donation matching -- al managed via Gusto. $250/year in accessories via Expensify

👤 contingencies
Wow. So I read this as benefits to humanity. Clicked in: peak-HN - it's personal.