Sorry to disappoint, it's likely you won't get any shares. The VC invests on your behalf and is likely to sell them when the lock-out period expires and simply

Sorry to disappoint, it's likely you won't get any shares. The VC invests on your behalf and is likely to sell them when the lock-out period expires and simply give you your returns when the fund closes down/rolls over. I don't want to sound snarky but, If you didn't know it was going to be this way, I wouldn't advise involving yourself with puts and shorts.