In that case, you should report the 1099-B as a non employee stock sale, basis would be zero.
Since it is equity paid out as part of the sale of the start up company it would be reasonable to report it as a long term capital gain.
The reason I would report it as a non employee stock is that employee stock involves basis adjustments that you would not need to make.
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