What is a plan pool?

A plan pool refers to a block of equity that has been reserved for the employees of a company. It may also be referred to as an option or stock pool. 

The shares are reserved and are waiting to be granted to your stakeholders.

Adding a plan pool will have an immediate impact on your cap table and dilute the ownership percentage of existing shareholders. By doing so, it allows all shareholders to better understand the capitalization of the company and the impact that an employee equity plan will have in the future.