Swiggy to Tata Digital: ESOP bonanza for employees this festive season

It may be a share bonanza for employees of startups this festive season as Swiggy and Tata Digital are looking at ESOP plans to retain and woo employees.

The Bengaluru-based food delivery platform Swiggy said employees will be able to tender shares they hold in the company twice over the next two years. The entire exercise worth $35-40 million, pegged to its current valuation of $5.5 billion.

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Tata Digital, which houses consumer-centric digital businesses for the billion dollar conglomerate may offer employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) to all its employees in a bid to attract and retain good talent reports ET.

Recently startup Freshworks created 500 crorepatis from it's Nasdaq listing due to it's large ESOP program.