Stop Paying the Manual Tax.
Traditional sourcing is broken. Most funds pay a "Manual Tax" to analysts for cold outreach or a "Marketing Tax" to Google for leads. We replace variable, high-CAC sourcing with a predictable infrastructure layer.
Traditional Sourcing (High CAC)
- • Overspend on Google Ads and marketing agencies to capture leads.
- • Pay "success fees" and transaction cuts to brokers and middlemen.
- • Analysts waste time normalizing messy cap table PDFs and spreadsheets.
- • Lose high-intent, fast-moving deals to incumbents with bigger marketing budgets.
StrikeRates (Lower Your CAC)
- • Replace variable ad-spend with a predictable, flat monthly SaaS fee.
- • Zero success fees. Zero transaction cuts. Your margins stay yours.
- • Ingest standardized JSON payloads directly into your proprietary models.
- • Level the playing field: Compete on terms and pricing, not on marketing budgets.
Two Tracks. One Flat Fee.
Financing providers compete for employee deals on terms. Data subscribers receive structured market intelligence. Choose your track or run both.
Financing Providers
Non-recourse lenders, forward contracts, exercise financing
Submit your terms to StrikeRates. Employees see competing offers side by side, like a NerdWallet comparison for equity financing. When an employee selects your offer, you receive the lead directly. You compete on terms, not ad spend.
Data Subscribers
Secondary buyers, tender platforms, SPV managers
Receive anonymized, structured equity signals via API at the 90-day trigger. PII is stripped before delivery. Employees can separately opt in to share their identity for direct outreach. You reach them through your own channels. StrikeRates never intermediates the contact or the deal.
>_ THE API INFRASTRUCTURE
- Signal Delivery via WebhookEmployee submits equity data. We normalize it and push a structured JSON signal to your registered endpoint over OAuth 2.0 and TLS 1.3. Lifecycle events (selected, withdrawn) are delivered to the same webhook.
- Submit Terms via APIReview the signal, run your models, then POST your terms back to our REST API. The employee sees competing terms side by side and selects. One webhook to receive, one API to respond.
- Ingest-Ready PayloadsNormalized cap table JSON with nested grant arrays across multiple companies. Drops directly into your models, no analyst overhead to parse spreadsheets or PDFs.
// Example Liquidity Signal Payload{
"signal_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
"intent": "exercise_financing",
"cash_requested": 48200,
"tax_coverage_requested": true,
"total_exercise_cost": 48200,
"equity_value_spread": 127500,
"grants": [
{
"company": "Stripe",
"class": "ISO",
"state": "CA",
"employment": "active",
"shares": 10000,
"strike": 1.50,
"fmv": 14.25
},
{
"company": "Plaid",
"class": "NSO",
"state": "NY",
"employment": "former",
"ptep_expiration": "2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z",
"shares": 5000,
"strike": 2.00,
"fmv": 8.50
}
]
}When an employee selects a provider, they are redirected directly to the provider’s platform to begin that provider’s process. StrikeRates records engagement events but does not process or track financial transactions.
How Institutional Participants Integrate
Employee Speed (The 90-Day Window)
Employees securely upload their normalized data to find the best terms before their options expire. We process their timing, 409a spreads, and tax models.
Signal Delivery (Direct to Models)
We distribute these structured liquidity signals securely to your API endpoint, matching your firm's deployment strategy.
Compete on Terms, Not Ads
You review the payload and own the origination process directly. The grants field is a nested array, so your models can parse multiple grants across different companies within a single signal. No middlemen, no waiting for analysts to parse spreadsheets, just the data you need to price the deal.
Pricing Model
Pure SaaS. Zero Success Fees.
Replace variable, high-CAC marketing spend with a predictable, flat monthly fee. No success fees. No transaction cuts. Your margins stay yours.
Flat Monthly Fee
Access top-of-funnel liquidity signals for a single, predictable monthly subscription. No hidden costs, no variable pricing tied to deal volume.
Zero Brokerage Fees
We take no cut of your transactions and charge no success fees. You originate the deal, you keep the economics. StrikeRates never intermediates the transaction.
Lower CAC
Stop outbidding competitors on Google Ads. Structured signals delivered directly to your models at a fraction of traditional sourcing cost.
PII is cryptographically stripped before signals are distributed. You receive structured, anonymized equity data: no names, contact details, or personal identifiers.
Payloads include pro-rata historical arrays across states, enabling precise AMT liability estimation directly inside your pricing models.
SAFE HARBOR DISCLOSURE: STRIKERATES OPERATES STRICTLY AS A TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE PLATFORM. WE ARE NOT A BROKER-DEALER, INVESTMENT ADVISOR, OR TAX ADVISOR. WE DO NOT EXECUTE SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS OR TAKE TRANSACTION-BASED COMPENSATION.
The window to get ahead of this is open now.
The INVEST Act (which passed the House) and the SAVE Act both propose expanding the pool of qualified buyers in the private secondary market through expert accreditation. Neither has cleared the Senate yet, but the direction is set. If either passes, deal volume follows immediately. Funds with structured signal infrastructure already in place will have a sourcing advantage on day one. Funds that wait will be building while the market is moving.
>_ Infrastructure advantage
Manual brokerage cannot scale with volume. Our API can. You need the signal before the competition even knows the options are vesting.
Fund Partner FAQs
What types of funds and buyers is StrikeRates built for?
Two tracks. Financing providers (non-recourse lenders, forward contract providers, exercise financing firms) submit terms and compete for employee leads on terms. Data subscribers (secondary buyers, tender platforms, SPV managers) receive structured equity signals and can be surfaced to employees who opt in to direct outreach. If your business model involves originating deals from employees with vested pre-IPO equity, this infrastructure is built for you.
Do you introduce us to employees, or broker deals?
It depends on your track. Financing providers: employees see your terms in a side-by-side comparison and select an offer. You receive the lead directly. Data subscribers: you receive anonymized signals via API. Employees can separately opt in to share their identity for direct outreach, at which point you contact them through your own channels. In neither case does StrikeRates negotiate on behalf of either party, broker a transaction, or take transaction-based compensation.
What does a signal payload contain?
Each payload includes grant class (ISO/NSO), strike price, current 409A FMV, share count, employment status, post-termination expiration date where applicable, state-level tax modeling inputs, and the employee's stated intent. Multiple grants across different companies can appear in a single payload.
How is employee data and PII handled?
PII is cryptographically stripped before signals are distributed. Employees consent to the signal process through the StrikeRates platform. You receive structured, anonymized equity data: no names, contact details, or personal identifiers.
What does access cost?
Institutional participants pay a flat monthly SaaS fee. No success fees, no transaction cuts, no variable pricing tied to deal volume. Pricing will be published before general launch. Register interest now to receive early access terms.
How do we get access?
Submit your fund details through the partner access form on this page. We review each application and onboard funds in cohorts to maintain signal quality. API documentation and sandbox access are provided after onboarding.
Request API Access
We are onboarding a limited number of ecosystem participants for our initial launch. Reserve your spot to receive API sandbox documentation.
Approved partners receive private portal access after onboarding.
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