Split equity on evidence, not on gut feel.
Fairquota turns hours, contacts, ideas and output into an objective assessment of what each person contributed to the cap table. For teams splitting equity at early stage.
The problem
Percentages agreed over coffee are almost always wrong.
You find out after the first round, when recalibrating costs more than starting over. Every partner remembers their own contribution differently, and without a shared criterion the discussion slides from merit to bargaining.
What makes it different
Every contribution is read twice, against two different criteria that rarely tell the same story.
Market opportunity cost: what it would have cost to hire whoever did that work, at market rates.
Value generated: what that contribution actually moved for the project, regardless of the effort behind it.
When the two readings diverge, the divergence is informative, not an error to be corrected.
An adversarial panel
Every proposed cap table goes through a Devil's Advocate. If the readings diverge by more than 15% for any stakeholder, a three-voice panel issues a reasoned verdict: dissent is information, not a problem to hide.
Not just a number
The output is not an isolated percentage: a proposed cap table, a reasoned report, alternative readings and the risks of the choice.
How it works
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Intake: collect each stakeholder's contributions and evidence.
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Pipeline: several independent readings assess, challenge and synthesise.
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Deliverable: a reasoned cap table, a PDF and cap_table.csv for what-if analysis.
The assessment lenses
Behind every number in the cap table there are checks that go beyond hours and output.
Evidence
Every claim is verified against concrete evidence, not against someone's word.
Market and relationships
Rates and benchmarks, but also the value of an introduction or a partnership that opened a door.
Structure
Vesting, cliff, how the stake unlocks over time, not just what it is worth today.
Legal and tax
The split has to hold up before an Italian notary and the Italian tax authority.
Who it is for
- Founders splitting equity between co-founders.
- People working for equity rather than a full salary.
- Teams rebalancing a cap table that no longer holds.
Who decides, in the end
Fairquota uses artificial intelligence. We do not hide it, we explain it.
What the machine does
Several specialised agents read the evidence, assess it and challenge one another. The result is a reasoned proposal, with the reasoning in the open.
What it does not do
It does not decide. It does not sign. It does not replace the judgement of the people who built the company. The final cap table stays your call, made with more information than before.
Who is accountable
Every deliverable passes through a person at Scala Core before it reaches you. The review is human, and so is the responsibility.
How it stays honest
Every claim anchored to evidence. A Devil's Advocate against every proposal. Beyond 15% divergence, a three-voice panel writes a reasoned verdict that reaches you along with the rest.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), article 50. Italian Law 132/2025, article 13: artificial intelligence is a support tool, responsibility stays human. Fairquota was built this way, not retrofitted afterwards.