1) It would generally be a poor investment choice for an employee to invest their savings in a startup that they were actively working for. Startup employees ar

1) It would generally be a poor investment choice for an employee to invest their savings in a startup that they were actively working for. Startup employees are already over-invested in their company from a diversification perspective. 2) The majority of startup employees are unlikely to have the cash on hand to make that kind of investment. Because of #1 and #2 this isn't something that most employees would care about so it's not part of any standard compensation package. It's possible that an employee could negotiate for such a provision though. The fact that you would want a pro rata right to work at a startup does make you fairly unusual and I agree goes to explain why you have chosen other career options.