Cake Equity
Global cap table and ESOP software with startup-friendly pricing
4.4Subscription / tieredBest for Early-stage companies with cross-border teams and option pools
Cap Table ESOP Global
Overview
Cake Equity, born in Brisbane and now serving startups across the US, Australia and beyond, handles cap tables, option plans and raise workflows with an emphasis on speed and plain language. Automated vesting, e-signed grant paperwork and investor views come at a price point earlier-stage companies can actually justify. For investors with portfolios spanning US and APAC entities, Cake is one of the few venture-native platforms genuinely built multi-jurisdiction from day one.
Key features
- Live cap table with scenario and dilution modeling
- Employee option plans with automated vesting and exercise
- E-signature grant issuance and legal templates
- Multi-jurisdiction support (US, AU, UK and more)
- Investor and employee equity dashboards
Pros
- Multi-country equity plans without duplicate systems
- Clear UX employees actually understand
- Aggressive pricing versus US incumbents
Cons
- Lighter on late-stage complexity (tender offers, complex waterfalls)
- Smaller integration ecosystem than Carta