Keep your equity, you don&#x27;t give back vested equity for nothing(trade it by all means for something you think worthwhile).<p>As was already said you could sue if they create another company.<p>Finally go talk to a good lawyer(pay, lots if you have to). That is probably the most useful advice you&#x27;ll get on here.<p>Your co-founders are not your friends now and will screw you over if they think they can get away with it.<p>Maybe you could get a lawyer to write a scary letter on what would happen if they startup another company to convince them otherwise.