What Cackle does

Cackle is a UK-incorporated (Cackle Limited, Spalding) software company building an algorithmic trading platform aimed at retail stock traders and active individual investors. The platform enables users to create, backtest, refine, and execute complex stock trading strategies using a combination of pre-programmed and custom user-defined trading models, without requiring users to write code. Core capabilities are unified in a single product spanning portfolio management, trading models, strategy configuration, and back testing, with an automated trading layer that handles market screening, trade amount calculation, stop orders and trailing stops, and buy/sell signal generation.

The underlying technology ingests real-time market data for equities listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, and routes executed orders through native integrations with US-focused stock brokers Alpaca and Ameritrade. Multi-broker account linking is supported, allowing users to consolidate strategy execution across connected accounts. The product is currently in closed beta, accessible only through an invitational early access program requiring website registration, and the firm holds a UK Company Number (12744017) with VAT registration. No public mobile app, API, SDK, or MCP surface is disclosed.

Cackle's business model is subscription-implied but not publicly priced; revenue mechanics, pricing tiers, and contract terms are undisclosed. The go-to-market is product-led and self-serve, distributed directly via the company website with no named channel partners, no marketing beyond a top-of-funnel registration page, and no disclosed enterprise sales motion. With 1–10 employees, no funding rounds disclosed, no revenue figures reported, and no management team publicly identified, the company appears to be an early-stage, bootstrapped or founder-funded venture still validating product-market fit with a narrowly defined US-equities retail trading use case.

Name

Cackle

Legal name

Cackle Limited

Website

https://cackle.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cackle is a UK-based algorithmic trading platform that enables retail stock traders to create, backtest, and execute automated stock trading strategies via native integrations with Alpaca and Ameritrade for NASDAQ and NYSE equities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Algorithmic Trading Platform

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (523210)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Copy Trading, Social Trading & Automated Trading Platforms (FSADAAAK)

Keywords

• Algorithmic trading platform
• Automated stock trading
• Trading strategy backtesting
• Retail trading automation
• Broker integration trading

Headquarters

HQ city

Spalding

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription (inferred): Based on the beta/invite-only model with platform features described, Cackle likely operates on a subscription basis for access to its algo-trading platform, though specific pricing tiers are not publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cackle is an algorithmic trading platform that enables users to create, backtest, refine, and execute complex stock trading strategies based on pre-programmed and custom user trading models. Tested strategies are configured to execute live trades through integrated stock broker accounts (Alpaca and Ameritrade) against real-time NASDAQ and NYSE market data. The platform is currently in closed beta and distributed via an invite-only early access program.

Product overview

Cackle is a single unified algorithmic trading platform. The core platform provides integrated Portfolio Management, Trading Models, Trading Strategies, and Back Testing capabilities. Automated Trading features include Market Screening, Trade Amount Calculation, Stop Orders & Trailing Stops, and Buy/Sell Signal generation. The platform ingests real-time Market Data for equities listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, and supports Stock Broker Integrations with Alpaca and Ameritrade for trade execution. Currently in beta, available only via invitational early access program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cackle Platform

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AlpacacoreTechnology or IntegrationAlpaca is a stock brokerage platform integrated with Cackle. Users can connect their Alpaca brokerage accounts to their Cackle account to execute automated trading strategies.
• AmeritradecoreTechnology or IntegrationAmeritrade is a stock brokerage platform integrated with Cackle. Users can connect their Ameritrade brokerage accounts to their Cackle account to execute automated trading strategies.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cackle-io

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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