Two-founder startups typically split equity 55-45, with the lead founder getting the larger share. Three-founder teams average 47-33-17. Use these numbers as benchmarks when negotiating who owns what.
the first founder, lead founder, usually gets 55% median, and the second co-founder gets 45%. And that's what the data shows, and that's kind of how the industry works. So I would use that as a benchmark to determine, um, for two co-founders. And then for three co-founders, it's 47% for the first co-founder, 33% for the second co-founder, and 17% for the third co-founder.
