FarEye announces second ESOP buyback program
By FarEye | January 31, 2022
FarEye launched an Employee Stock Ownership Plan in 2021 to make employees ESOP holders, resulting in over 200 employees receiving ESOP grants This liquidation comes on the back of a USD $739,000 ESOP liquidation offered in December 2020
Chicago, IL, January 31st 2022: FarEye, a global SaaS platform provider transforming last-mile logistics, has announced liquidation for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) holders worth USD 1.22 million via buyback. Aimed at rewarding and recognizing employees’ dedication and hard work in driving FarEye’s growth over the last year, this is the company’s second buyback and largest to date.
FarEye will be performing this buyback of vested ESOPs using its cash reserves, a move that signals the confidence the management and investors share in the business, and the important role of employees in the success of FarEye.
In 2021 FarEye launched a revised ESOP aimed at being more employee friendly, and democratizing ESOP grants to a significant section of its 700+ employees globally. In the last year, the number of ESOP holders jumped more than 400% to over 200 employees, a number that is expected to grow rapidly.
Under this liquidation, eligible employees have the opportunity to liquidate a fixed proportion of their vested ESOPs for a combined value of USD 1.22 million. There has been no distinction made between present and past employees, as the company looks to acknowledge the contribution of all members of the FarEye family in their journey.
FarEye's first ESOP liquidation occurred last year, where the company announced the distribution of USD $739,000 to liquidate eligible ESOP options.
Kushal Nahata
CEO | FarEye
Continuing with its hyper-growth journey and expansion across the globe, FarEye plans to increase employee strength to over 1,000 this year. As an active employer and quickly growing SaaS company, FarEye has already attracted industry leaders from top brands like Microsoft, Amazon, and Dropbox to strengthen teams, enrich culture and build scalable, world-class products. Over the last year, FarEye has hired several senior executives, including CRO Amit Bagga (Ex-President of APAC at Blue Yonder), CPO Suvrat Joshi (former executive at Dropbox, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft) and CFO Manoj Rath (Ex- Genpact, Grofers, BirlaSoft, DXC Technology). Other key hires include Arun Kumar (ex-Microsoft) as SVP Engineering and Rajat Budhiraja (VP Professional Services, ex Nagarro).
Last year, FarEye raised USD $100 million in Series E funding to accelerate the company’s mission of empowering brands to provide Amazon Prime-like delivery experiences and redefining how products are delivered across diverse logistics networks. Today, FarEye has five global offices, and 150+ customers across 30+ countries. FarEye's platform processes over 100 million transactions monthly, supports more than 25,000 drivers and is integrated into a network of over two million vehicles, improving billions of deliveries worldwide. The company is on a journey to achieve 100+ million transactions per day by processing petabytes of data.
About FarEye:
FarEye’s Delivery Management platform turns deliveries into a competitive advantage. Retail, e-commerce and third-party logistics companies use FarEye’s unique combination of orchestration, real-time visibility, and branded customer experiences to simplify complex last-mile delivery logistics. The FarEye platform allows businesses to increase consumer loyalty and satisfaction, reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies. FarEye has 150+ customers across 30 countries and five offices globally. FarEye, First Choice for Last Mile.
PR contact:
Bradford Peirce, Communications Manager, bradford.peirce@fareye.com
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