A tracker for the equity the internet told you to ignore

Your equity is not a lottery ticket.

The internet keeps telling you to value your pre-IPO shares at zero. Meanwhile, investors trade shares of roughly 2,000 private companies at observable prices. ExitCue tracks the number everyone else already sees. Free, private, no drama.

Total estimated value · Demo company

$115,680

Vested: $57,840 · Unvested: $57,840

Latest price data: 2026-07-27

Estimated share price

as of 2026-07-27

$24.10

$24.10$22.10
2026-06-241 gap: no data observed2026-07-27

Next vest

100 shares

2026-08-15 · in 18 days

Next deadline

30 days

Option expiration

2026-08-27

Demo data shown. Estimated share price based on observed marketplace data as of the date shown. Private-company shares are illiquid, and actual transaction outcomes may differ.

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The internet's favorite equity advice

“Just value it at zero.”

Lightly paraphrased from real threads. You've read a hundred of these. Maybe you've written one.

r/startupstop comment · seen ~1,000 times
Value your equity at $0. If it ever turns into real money, treat it as a pleasant surprise.
r/cscareerquestionsthe classic
Pre-IPO shares are Monopoly money. Negotiate salary and ignore the equity entirely.
r/personalfinancereplied to a Series F employee
It's a lottery ticket. Worthless until IPO, and the IPO is never coming.
r/financialindependence800 upvotes of despair
I count my private RSUs as zero in my net worth. Anything else is self-delusion.
r/startupsfunny, but no
Private equity comp = a pinky promise with a vesting schedule.
r/cscareerquestionsstrangers pay for them daily
Your options are worth what a stranger will pay for them: nothing.

Meanwhile, on the actual secondary market

Shares of roughly 2,000 private companies change hands at observable prices. Founders, funds, and VCs know the number. Now you can too.

Your equity might genuinely be worth very little; some of it is. But “private” hasn't meant “unknowable” for years. ExitCue tracks the estimated price your company's stock actually trades around, with its date and its caveats attached, so the person with the least information about your equity stops being you.

See what mine trades atOr x-ray an offer letterFree. If there's no price for your company, we say that too.

Three steps to a clear picture

  1. 01

    Name your company

    That's genuinely all we need. If it trades on the secondary market, you'll see its latest estimated share price and years of history in about four seconds.

  2. 02

    Add your equity

    Type in your grant, or upload the PDF and let us read it: options, RSUs, or common stock. Out comes your estimated value, vested and unvested, in dollars.

  3. 03

    Get on with your life

    Pick the updates you actually want: a price move, a vesting event, a deadline. Nothing else. We're a tracker, not a group chat.

Everything your equity actually needs

Prices, not vibes

The latest estimated share price with its source and as-of date. Charts show gaps where the data has gaps. We don't draw lines just to make you feel better.

Your equity, in dollars

Vested and unvested, separated. Options show exercise cost and estimated pre-tax spread, not just the single flattering number your offer letter implied.

Deadlines that don't sneak up

Vesting timeline, next-vest countdown, option expirations, post-termination windows. The 90-day clock is much less exciting when you've known about it all along.

Alerts on your terms

One factual notification when the price rises past your line or your total value hits a milestone. No nudges, no 'you should sell', no manufactured urgency.

A statement, like real money gets

A monthly Equity Update that explains what actually changed: price effect, new vesting, your own edits, each as its own line that adds up exactly. Plus an annual statement your accountant can actually use.

Offers, compared honestly

Persistent offer workspaces keep every revision of a negotiation. The original stays visible. Place a private package against a public-company ladder, or start with the free tools before you even sign up. Never a verdict, always the arithmetic.

Share facts, not screenshots

Trusted Circle gives your spouse, accountant, or adviser read-only access to exactly what you choose: scope by scope, revocable in one click, with every view logged for you.

Anonymous company benchmarks

See how grants at your company compare, built only from verified employees who explicitly opted in, published only above a 25-person privacy floor. Individual grants and identities are never shown. To anyone.

Private by default, and durably yours

Your grants are visible only to you, and your account belongs to you, not your employer. A work email is only ever a one-time verification code, so when you change jobs, your records, deadlines, and history come with you.

Free vs Plus

The core product is free forever. Plus ($30/year) adds multiple companies, offer workspaces, the scenario tools, and power features.

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Honest numbers, clearly sourced

Private-company prices are estimates, and we treat them that way. Every value in ExitCue carries its source and as-of date. Charts show gaps where no data was observed. When there's no price, we say so instead of inventing one.

Read the full methodology
  • Pricing data from a marketplace where private-company shares actually trade.
  • Estimates, not promises. Actual transaction outcomes may differ.
  • No trading, no hype, no pressure. ExitCue is a tracker, not a brokerage.

Questions, answered plainly

Where do the prices come from?
From a leading marketplace where eligible buyers and sellers trade private-company stock: real bids, offers, and closed transactions, not a spreadsheet someone made up. Every price shows its as-of date, and the methodology page explains exactly how estimates are built and where they fall short.
Is the estimated price what I'd actually get?
No, and anyone who promises otherwise is selling something. It's an estimate from observed marketplace data. Private shares are illiquid and transfer-restricted; actual prices can differ materially, and some shares can't be sold at all. It's still a far better anchor than zero.
Is ExitCue really free?
Yes. The core product is free with no card required: your company's latest estimated share price, your dashboard, vesting, deadlines, and alerts. Plus adds conveniences like multiple companies.
Is this financial advice?
No. We show you numbers with dates and caveats attached. What you do next is between you, a qualified advisor, and your group chat.
Do you sell my data or take commissions?
No. We don't sell leads, take commissions, or accept payment for placement. The educational page about liquidity options lists providers alphabetically and identically for every user.
Can my employer see any of this?
No. There is no employer-facing view of anything: not your grants, not your comparisons, not your documents, not even whether you use ExitCue. Verifying with a work email sends one code, once; the address is never stored or contacted again.
How do the company benchmarks stay anonymous?
Cells publish only when at least 25 verified, explicitly consenting participants stand behind them, and every narrower slice meets that bar independently. You see quartiles and ranges, never individual grants, exact counts, or anything traceable to a person. Consent is revocable, and withdrawal suppresses affected cells immediately.
What if my company has no price data?
We say so, plainly. You'll never see an invented number, or a reflexive $0. You can still track vesting and deadlines, and the moment a price exists, you'll see it.

Your equity, finally legible.

It takes about a minute to see your company's latest estimated share price.

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