Cake Equity's Pro plan quietly caps stakeholders at 100, then $60 each extra
What happened
Between the Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026 captures of Cake Equity's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Pro plan's 'Discounted rates for large cap tables' claim was replaced with a generic 'Talk to us about your cap table' CTA, dropping the explicit large-table discount messaging; Pro plan now explicitly caps included stakeholders at 100 (plus $60/additional stakeholder), a limit not disclosed anywhere on the previous custom/negotiated Pro card; Pro plan removed the 'Multi-factor authentication (2. In detail: Pro plan removed the 'Multi-factor authentication (2FA)' bullet, added 'ISO / NSO split handling', and reworded its tagline from 'Series A & B+' to 'complex cap tables' with a new 'For finance executives' badge. Pulse files it as a pricing change (threshold added, feature removed, discount removed) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Build at $83.33, Team at $229.17, 409A Valuation Add-on at $125, QSBS Add-on at $41.67 and Special purpose vehicle (SPV) Add-on at $41.67.
It lands 7 days after Cake Equity's previous change, "Cake Equity: Custom plan adds Annual/Quarterly billing option" (Aug 17, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Cake Equity: Plan taglines re-targeted to funding stages (Pre Seed, Series B+)" (Aug 3, 2026), "Cake Equity adds Rule 701 tracking to Pro plan, filling the equity compliance gap" (Jul 2, 2026) and "Cake Equity launches free plan for pre-team founders with cap table tools" (Jun 15, 2026). Cake Equity has been tracked since 2026-05-16.
In the same window Carta, Pulley and Ledgy also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro · LimitThreshold addedNot listed100
- Pro · FeatureRewordedSeries A & B+complex cap tables
- Pro · DiscountRemovedDiscountNo discount
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Limit | Not listed | 100 | Threshold added |
| Pro | Feature | Series A & B+ | complex cap tables | Reworded |
| Pro | Discount | Discount | No discount | Removed |
Values as written on Cake Equity's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Cake Equity's pricing page (www.cakeequity.com) from Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Not listed" becomes "100".
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Cake Equity, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingCake Equity adds QSBS, SPV and stock comp add-ons at $500/yr each
- Aug 24, 2026packagingCake Equity's Pro plan quietly caps stakeholders at 100, then $60 each extra · this change
- Aug 17, 2026packagingCake Equity: Custom plan adds Annual/Quarterly billing option
- Aug 3, 2026packagingCake Equity: Plan taglines re-targeted to funding stages (Pre Seed, Series B+)
- Jul 2, 2026improvedCake Equity adds Rule 701 tracking to Pro plan, filling the equity compliance gap
- Jun 15, 2026packagingCake Equity launches free plan for pre-team founders with cap table tools
- Jun 1, 2026packagingCake Equity: Free plan removed: the standalone $0 'For founders pre-team' tier (up to 5 stakeholders, 'Always free') was…
- May 26, 2026improvedCake Equity doubles 409A valuations for Growth plans to 2 per year
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- CartaJul 20Carta swaps QuickBooks for Ramp in integrations logo row
- PulleySep 21Pulley shutting down Dec 8, 2026 — no pricing changes with the news
- LedgyMay 22Ledgy drops Monte Carlo valuations from Advanced add-on
- CartaApr 5Carta reveals 50-stakeholder cap on Build plan, revamps tier messaging
- CartaJan 20Carta Transforms Launch Plan with New Fundraising Benchmarks and Simplified Terminology
Questions about this change
Did Cake Equity raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: threshold added, feature removed, discount removed.
What changed on Cake Equity's pricing page between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026?
Pro limit: Not listed → 100; Pro feature: Series A & B+ → complex cap tables, reworded; Pro discount: Discount → No discount, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Cake Equity change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 6 other pricing-page changes for Cake Equity in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Cake Equity: Custom plan adds Annual/Quarterly billing option" on Aug 17, 2026; Cake Equity has been tracked since 2026-05-16.
