Regarding the employee saving 10K to invest - it's fine for an employee to invest in the company he/she works for. However, since that company already has empl

Regarding the employee saving 10K to invest - it's fine for an employee to invest in the company he/she works for. However, since that company already has employees it stands to reason that 10K is probably not going to buy much equity. If the employee wants a bigger piece of a startup, he needs to look for an seed opportunity (one that is probably legally off limits).