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Cake Equity's product releases, news, and developments
25 June 2025
Update by
Aaron Blakemore
Product Manager

When team members leave your company, managing their equity shouldn't be a manual headache. Our new offboarding feature automates the complex process of terminating equity grants, ensuring accuracy and compliance every time.

19 June 2025
Update by
Ines Gvozdich
Product Designer
MyCake mobile startup equity app gets a fresh look

My Cake app, Cake Equity's unique portal for stakeholders, just got a major upgrade! This release features cleaner layouts, improved navigation, and more equity education resources.

The new interface delivers a better experience across the board, making it easier for your investors, employees, and shareholders to access their equity information and track their stake in your company.

1 May 2025
Update by
Aaron Blakemore
Product Manager

We've replaced the old Contacts page with Cake People—a more powerful, CRM-style stakeholder view that puts your people at the center of your equity management.

Now you have a cleaner, more intuitive way to manage the people who matter most to your business. Whether you're tracking investors, employees, or advisors, Cake Equity gives you the foundation to build stronger relationships with your stakeholders.

23 April 2025
Update by
Aaron Blakemore
Product Manager
CakeEquity - new features for LLCs

This update addresses LLC's unique requirements to cater to the growing number of LLC founders within Cake Equity. We've unlocked a number of features that LLCs can now do in Cake.

21 March 2025
Update by
Aaron Blakemore
Product Manager

We've streamlined the cap table navigation so you can find what you need faster. 

Essential features like share classes and transfers were buried too deep, and we understand the need for all cap table information to live together in one space.

7 March 2025
Update by
Aaron Blakemore
Product Manager
CakeEquity - lapsed options

We've made two key improvements to how you handle lapsing offers in Cake Equity. Whether you're offboarding someone who never returned from leave or accelerating vesting for a departing team member, these improvements make the process more intuitive and efficient.

4 March 2025
Update by
Aaron Blakemore
Product Manager

Different companies have different equity strategies. Some want options to last 10 years from grant, others prefer 15 years from when vesting starts. 

With Cake Equity, you can now configure expiration that matches your timeline, protects your team's upside, and aligns with how your business actually operates.

13 February 2025
Update by
Aaron Blakemore
Product Manager

You can now apply vesting terms directly to share issuances on your cap table. This lets you add custom vesting arrangements to any shares, which is typically the case for founder shares.

23 January 2025
Update by
Aaron Blakemore
Product Manager
CakeEquity — personalized communications in equity app

You can now personalise messages within Cake's communication hub using dynamic variables!

Whether you're sending updates to investors, onboarding new team members, or engaging with advisors, these dynamic variables let you address each person by name. In other words, you can send personalized messages while saving time on manual personalisation.

10 January 2025
Update by
Aaron Blakemore
Product Manager
Cake Equity — board approvals on equity grants

Cake now supports board approvals directly within the platform.

Whether you're issuing new equity or ratifying existing ones, this update helps you stay compliant and ready for due diligence.