John joined Oculus Rift in August last year in what seems to have been a very smart financial move. Does anyone know how much equity he had in the company?
Oculus Rift hasn't disclosed how much ownership was transfered in its Series A and Series B funding [1]. Also Carmac's Salary, and possible investment isn't disclosed [2]. John Carmac is estimated to be worth ~4 million [3], source seem to agree.<p><pure speculation><p>His salary wasn't disclosed, but with 75million being spent in Series B funding it seems unlikely he was a major investor. Any equity he had was likely given partially as compensation for his position.<p></pure speculation><p>[1] <a href="http://www.oculusvr.com/press/oculus-vr-raises-75m-in-series-b-to-make-virtual-reality-a-commercial-reality/" rel="nofollow">http://www.oculusvr.com/press/oculus-vr-raises-75m-in-series...</a><p>[2] <a href="http://www.oculusvr.com/press/john-carmack-joins-oculus-vr-as-chief-technology-officer/" rel="nofollow">http://www.oculusvr.com/press/john-carmack-joins-oculus-vr-a...</a><p>[3] <a href="http://ewallstreeter.com/john-d-carmack-net-worth-2158/" rel="nofollow">http://ewallstreeter.com/john-d-carmack-net-worth-2158/</a>