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ESO Fund provides non-recourse funding to employees for exercising stock options, covering the costs with no personal liability if the company does not reach liquidity. It also offers liquidity for shares and RSUs, allowing employees to access cash while retaining future upside.
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#6 of 49 in Private Company Secondary Share Platforms
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esofund.com shapes more of what AI says about ESO Fund than any other source, at 32% of its citations.
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ESO Fund specializes in non-traditional liquidity programs that fund option exercises or provide cash to employees with lower structural friction and without adding outside entities directly to the core cap table.

ESO Fund & Liquid Stock : These providers operate in a slightly different niche (option financing and risk-sharing liquidity).