Who owns Buffer?

Cap Table as of February 27, 2025

See below for the current breakdown of Buffer ownership:

Shareholder Type Issued Shares Issued % Fully Diluted Fully Diluted %
Founder 4,403,717 56.46% 4,403,717 46.01%
Current Team 299,541 3.84% 543,897 5.68%
Alumni 280,538 3.60% 466,250 4.87%
Investors 2,816,520 36.11% 2,816,520 29.42%
Vendors 0 0.00% 21,167 0.22%
Option Pool 0 0.00% 1,320,695 13.80%
Total 7,800,316 9,572,246

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Cap Table as of November 2, 2023

Shareholder Type Issued Shares Issued % Fully Diluted Fully Diluted %
Founder 4,403,717 56.78% 4,403,717 44.26%
Current Team 84,786 1.09% 668,573 6.72%
Alumni 300,542 3.87% 598,435 6.02%
Investors 2,966,952 38.25% 2,966,952 29.82%
Vendors 0 0.00% 21,167 0.21%
Option Pool 0 0.00% 1,289,944 12.97%
Total 7,755,997 9,948,788

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General concepts

What is equity?

Stock options

Our approach to stock options

Liquidity Events: Tender Offer v Stock Buyback

Buffer's approach to Ownership

How we’re approaching liquidity as a long term company

Reasons issuing stock options is important for us

Why we’ve decided not to do dividends at Buffer

The plan for regular liquidity events as a company

Timeline of ownership events:

💫 Stock Transactions

Stock repurchase: Liquidity Event, May 2024

Shareholder communications:

Shareholder Updates