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LTSE Equity
Legal namestring
LTSE Services, Inc.
Websiteurl
equity.ltse.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2013
Operating statusenum
Closed
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
1–10
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
HQ citystring
San Francisco
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
cap table management, equity management software, startup equity planning, shareholder tracking, equity scenario modeling
NAICS code1 code
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice52394
SIC code1 code
  • Investment Advice6282
Product category
Equity Management Software
Cost components3 values
Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeSoftware
Software
Core offering1 text field

LTSE Equity was a SaaS-based cap table management platform designed for startups and private companies. It enabled users to plan, manage, and collaborate on equity by tracking shareholder ownership, handling SAFEs and convertible notes, modeling dilution, and running scenario analysis for fundraising rounds. The platform has been sunsetted, with customer accounts transitioned to Astrella.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

LTSE Equity was a single unified cap table management platform designed for private companies to manage equity administration. The product has been discontinued and sunsetted, with LTSE focusing its efforts on other parts of its business including listings, trading, regulation, and private markets solutions. All LTSE Equity customers were transitioned to Astrella for continued cap table services.

Product and service1 record
1LTSE Equity Platform
CategoryEquity Management Software
Description

Cap table management software for startups and private companies, supporting equity tracking, SAFEs, convertible notes, dilution modeling, and fundraising scenario analysis. The platform has been discontinued.

Partnership1 partner
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2024-03-01
Description

LTSE Equity selected Astrella to provide continued service to its cap table customers following the sunsetting of the LTSE Equity platform. Astrella will honor existing agreement payment terms through the remainder of annual terms. The transition includes data migration with accounts frozen from making changes during the transition process. Astrella, part of Equiniti, will provide ongoing support and product access to former LTSE Equity customers.

Recent move5 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Pulley offers cap table management, equity modeling, and 409A valuations for startups, serving as a direct functional replacement for the sunsetted LTSE Equity platform.

TypeEmerging player
Description

AngelList offers cap table management, fund administration, and equity tools for startups and venture-backed companies, with overlapping cap table and SAFE tracking functionality.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Ledgy provides equity management and cap table software for startups and scale-ups across Europe, offering comparable functionality around SAFEs, option plans, and dilution modeling that LTSE Equity previously provided.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Carta is the leading cap table management and equity administration platform for private companies, directly competing with LTSE Equity's prior product offering in scenario modeling, SAFEs, convertible notes, and dilution tracking.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Astrella, part of Equiniti, is the cap table management platform that absorbed all LTSE Equity customers during the 2024 sunsetting and represents the closest functional successor to the discontinued product.

TypeEmerging player
Description

EquityEffect provides cap table management and equity administration tools targeted at startups and small private companies, positioning it as an emerging alternative to LTSE Equity's discontinued product.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Capdesk offers cap table management, share scheme administration, and equity planning for private companies and employees, overlapping directly with LTSE Equity's core use cases.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Fidelity Private Shares offers cap table management and equity management services for private companies, leveraging Fidelity's broader financial services brand as a large incumbent comparable to LTSE Equity's offering.

TypeOthers
Description

LTSE Services, Inc., the parent entity of LTSE Equity, operates the Long-Term Stock Exchange — a related but distinct securities exchange business that shares corporate parentage with the sunsetted cap table product.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Shareworks provides equity plan administration and cap table management as part of Morgan Stanley's broader workplace financial services suite, serving as a larger incumbent in the same equity administration space.

Market position
Strengths1 record

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat2 records

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Key risks5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights3 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Segment1 record

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
API detail
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No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds1 record

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors1 record

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

LTSE Equity

Equity Management Softwareequity.ltse.com

LTSE Equity firmographics

Firmographics
Name
LTSE Equity
Legal name
LTSE Services, Inc.
Website
https://equity.ltse.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2013
Operating status
Closed
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where LTSE Equity is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
San Francisco
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

LTSE Equity business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel

LTSE Equity product offering

Product offering

Core offering

LTSE Equity was a SaaS-based cap table management platform designed for startups and private companies. It enabled users to plan, manage, and collaborate on equity by tracking shareholder ownership, handling SAFEs and convertible notes, modeling dilution, and running scenario analysis for fundraising rounds. The platform has been sunsetted, with customer accounts transitioned to Astrella.

Product overview

LTSE Equity was a single unified cap table management platform designed for private companies to manage equity administration. The product has been discontinued and sunsetted, with LTSE focusing its efforts on other parts of its business including listings, trading, regulation, and private markets solutions. All LTSE Equity customers were transitioned to Astrella for continued cap table services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • LTSE Equity Platform Cap table management software for startups and private companies, supporting equity tracking, SAFEs, convertible notes, dilution modeling, and fundraising scenario analysis. The platform has been discontinued.

Companies that use LTSE Equity

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

LTSE Equity technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

LTSE Equity partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • AstrellacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024LTSE Equity selected Astrella to provide continued service to its cap table customers following the sunsetting of the LTSE Equity platform. Astrella will honor existing agreement payment terms through the remainder of annual terms. The transition includes data migration with accounts frozen from making changes during the transition process. Astrella, part of Equiniti, will provide ongoing support and product access to former LTSE Equity customers.

Recent moves5 records

LTSE Equity competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Pulley: Pulley offers cap table management, equity modeling, and 409A valuations for startups, serving as a direct functional replacement for the sunsetted LTSE Equity platform.
  • Ledgy: Ledgy provides equity management and cap table software for startups and scale-ups across Europe, offering comparable functionality around SAFEs, option plans, and dilution modeling that LTSE Equity previously provided.
  • Carta: Carta is the leading cap table management and equity administration platform for private companies, directly competing with LTSE Equity's prior product offering in scenario modeling, SAFEs, convertible notes, and dilution tracking.
  • Astrella: Astrella, part of Equiniti, is the cap table management platform that absorbed all LTSE Equity customers during the 2024 sunsetting and represents the closest functional successor to the discontinued product.
  • Capdesk: Capdesk offers cap table management, share scheme administration, and equity planning for private companies and employees, overlapping directly with LTSE Equity's core use cases.

Emerging players

  • AngelList Stack: AngelList offers cap table management, fund administration, and equity tools for startups and venture-backed companies, with overlapping cap table and SAFE tracking functionality.
  • EquityEffect: EquityEffect provides cap table management and equity administration tools targeted at startups and small private companies, positioning it as an emerging alternative to LTSE Equity's discontinued product.

Broad incumbents

  • Fidelity Private Shares: Fidelity Private Shares offers cap table management and equity management services for private companies, leveraging Fidelity's broader financial services brand as a large incumbent comparable to LTSE Equity's offering.
  • Shareworks by Morgan Stanley: Shareworks provides equity plan administration and cap table management as part of Morgan Stanley's broader workplace financial services suite, serving as a larger incumbent in the same equity administration space.

Others

  • Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE): LTSE Services, Inc., the parent entity of LTSE Equity, operates the Long-Term Stock Exchange — a related but distinct securities exchange business that shares corporate parentage with the sunsetted cap table product.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

LTSE Equity social profiles

Digital presence

LTSE Equity financial estimates

Financial estimate

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Valuation estimate

LTSE Equity leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

LTSE Equity funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

LTSE Equity M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about LTSE Equity

What does LTSE Equity do?

LTSE Equity was a SaaS-based cap table management platform designed for startups and private companies. It enabled users to plan, manage, and collaborate on equity by tracking shareholder ownership, handling SAFEs and convertible notes, modeling dilution, and running scenario analysis for fundraising rounds. The platform has been sunsetted, with customer accounts transitioned to Astrella.

Is LTSE Equity a public or private company?

LTSE Equity is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently closed.

When was LTSE Equity founded?

LTSE Equity was founded in 2013. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is LTSE Equity based?

LTSE Equity is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.

Who are LTSE Equity's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Pulley, Ledgy, Carta, Astrella and Capdesk. Emerging players are AngelList Stack and EquityEffect. Broad incumbents are Fidelity Private Shares and Shareworks by Morgan Stanley. Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) is listed as an others.

Does LTSE Equity have an API?

No public API is recorded for LTSE Equity.

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PulleyTop Scenario Modeling Software for Startups: Features and ComparisonsThis article is a product comparison guide evaluating scenario modeling software platforms for startups, focusing on how such tools help finance leaders forecast cap table changes during fundraising events. The guide ranks and compares six platforms—Pulley, Carta, LTSE Equity, Forecastr, FlowCog, Pry, and Finmark—assessing their features for handling SAFEs, convertible notes, dilution events, and equity planning. Pulley is presented as the top recommendation due to its direct integration with live cap table data, while competitors are noted for limitations such as manual input requirements or lack of equity-specific features.LtseHow to choose the right software for cap table managementThe Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) published a guide on selecting cap table management software for startups, highlighting benefits such as creating a single source of truth and ensuring regulatory compliance. The article outlines key evaluation criteria including ease of use, affordability, security, feature sets, value proposition, and scalability to help businesses manage equity effectively.Business InsiderThis software engineer didn't know how to figure out the value of her stock option grants, so she made this simple tool to helpSoftware engineer Beth Andres-Beck created TLDR Options, a tool to estimate stock option value, after finding startup offers opaque. The tool estimates potential payouts based on ownership percentage and funding stage, noting only 15% of companies have large exits. Andres-Beck also works on LTSE, a long-term stock exchange, awaiting SEC response.