# Venture Option Pool Sizing AI Agent Connect

> Calculate necessary option pool sizes, dilution impact, and hiring runway.

## Overview
- **Category:** finance
- **Price:** Free
- **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_IKJ2ZKo5jUItHCDQrJTJLcoZu09uBzjyjCkIDY6Z/ai-agent-connect
- **Tags:** equity, dilution, hiring, option-pool, financial-modeling

## Description

This MCP server provides essential financial modeling tools for managing employee equity. Use `calculate_pool_requirements` to determine the total equity needed for future hires and retention. You can use `estimate_dilution_impact` to see how new pools affect current shareholders, `project_hiring_runway` to predict how long your equity will last, and `calculate_net_pool_adjustment` to account for departures and unvested option forfeitures.

## Tools

### calculate_pool_requirements
Calculate pool requirements

### estimate_dilution_impact
Estimate dilution

### project_hiring_runway
Project runway

### calculate_net_pool_adjustment
Adjust pool

## Prompt Examples

**Prompt:** 
```
Calculate the required option pool for a company with 10 employees, 5 planned hires, 2% ungranted options, 1% refresh need, and a 15% benchmark.
```

**Response:** 
```
The recommended pool size is 16.0%, with a total equity requirement of 16.0% and a buffer of 1.0%.
```

**Prompt:** 
```
If I have 20% ownership and create a new 10% option pool, what will my new ownership be?
```

**Response:** 
```
Your post-dilution ownership will be 18.18%, representing a dilution factor of 0.91%.
```

**Prompt:** 
```
How many months of hiring runway do I have if I have 5% available pool, an average grant of 0.5% per hire, and plan to hire 2 people per month?
```

**Response:** 
```
You have 5.0 months of runway, which supports a total of 10 hires.
```

## Frequently Asked Questions

**How do I calculate the total equity needed for my next funding round?**
You can use the `calculate_pool_requirements` tool. It takes into account your current employees, planned hires, ungranted options, and industry benchmarks to provide a recommended pool size.

**Can I predict how long my current option pool will last?**
Yes, the `project_hiring_runway` tool allows you to predict how many months or hiring cycles your available pool can sustain based on your planned hiring rate and average grants.

**How does creating a new pool affect my ownership?**
You can use `estimate_dilution_impact` to calculate the reduction in ownership percentage for existing shareholders caused by the creation of a new option pool.