How it works

A deeper dive

Compare and choose products across the best equity management solutions across the world, and how they stack up to Raise.

The Basic:
The 1-to-1 comparison

Features that help other companies make better decisions , automate workflow and stay compliant - All while saving time and money

Raise

Angelist

Carta

Pulley

Cap table management

Tools to track, manage and visualize ownership and equity of a company.

Digital cap table

Digital share issuances

Equity grant issuance

Board consents

Investor & employee dashboards

Employee exercising

Corporate structuring

Workflows for managing the entire corporate structure of a company, from Delaware, to the UK, to African subsidiaries.

Sync African subsidiaries

Account health checks

Sync regulatory workflows

African currency visualization

Taxes & withholding for African entities

Beneficial ownership reporting

Compliance & 409A valuation

Determining the value of stock options and common stock granted to companies as part of their compensation packages.

Standard 409A valuation

Valuation benchmark against African markets

409A audit support

Expense reporting (ASC 718)

Transfer agent for companies using Reg CF

Rule 701 management

Equity reporting

Reporting and exporting of financial statements and disclosures on the company's capital structures and the rights and obligations of shareholders.

Capitalization table repots with drafts

Rule 701 analysis worksheet

Exercise reports

Equity balance report

Scenario modelling

Run, calculate and predict outcomes based on different assumptions and variables.

Finance round modelling

Waterfall modelling

Breakpoints

Sensitivity analysis

Payouts

Financial transactions

Share transactions on top of the cap table management products.

Option exercises

Repurchases

Stock transfers

Tender offers

Stakeholder management

Tools to communicate and help shareholders make transparent decisions through their ownership of the company.

Permissions: internal and external)

Grant cap table access

Option grant & exercise approvals

Board consent

Board meeting management

Employee dashboard

Investor dashboard

Liquidity

Converting assets to cash without affecting the price using scenario modelling tools.

Tender offers & account manager

Data room

Secure and easy to use online spaces to manage sensitive information and documents to help with due diligence.

Document management

Access controls

The Raise difference

We offer unique features that are not found in other cap table products across the world.

Raise

Others

African corporate structures

Tools to track, manage and visualize ownership and equity of a company.

Fast and custom migration

Our financial and legal experts work as an extension of your team and law firm to migrate your cap table from all of your legal stack. We run legal audits and activate your company within 3 to 5 days with no extra fees.

Add investors without adding costs

We do not charge by shareholder, so that means you're only paying based on the stage of your company, we want you to succeed.

Valuation benchmarks across Africa

Use real data based on the latest financings and deals in the African technology ecosystem, so that you're not under or over priced against the market and inflations.

Embedded with Africa's regulations

More and more countries are passing regulations affecting African startups. We work with your team and other tools to be sure that those regulatory updates are embedded in the platform and available to you and your legal team 24/7.

How to get onboarded

We integrate throughout your stack to help your company get set up on Raise and stay organized and compliant in one platform.

Keep it simple and affordable

We’re built for African startups, so we know how heavy that dollar is on your operating expenses. Other cap table solutions are built for foreign markets, so save more with Raise and stay lean as you grow.

Currency

Project Annual Cost

Raise vs Carta vs Angellist vs pulley

Pricing

We offer subscription plans and pay as you go products that are designed to help African startups grow from launch to liquidity.

Essentials

Suitable for pre-seed stage startups & first-time founders

$99/month (Billed annually)

Cap table management

Legals in one place

Scenario Modelling

Personalized Onboarding

Due Diligence Checklist

Document Automation

Get started

Pro

Suitable for seed stage & Series A startups

$149/month (Billed annually)

Loved by African industry leaders

Hafiz Juma

CEO & Co-Founder, Inalipa

Raise saved us time reduced our admin. We focused on growing our business and so impressed by the features and team.

Kiiru Muhoya

CEO & Co-Founder, Fingo Africa

We closed our oversubscribed round in 2 weeks on Raise. I don't ever see using any other platform.

Wossen Ayele

COO & founder, Pariti

With Raise, we’re making it easier to manage cap tables and fundraising for our partners and customers across Africa

Robinson Esalimba

Founder, Mobifurn

We’re blown away by the clarity, level of research, and how the team understood our business

Eric Annan

Founder, Ayagigs

Your understanding of the African startup ecosystem, the dynamics, structure & your support. 9/10

Kiiru Muhoya

CEO & Co-Founder, Fingo Africa

We closed our oversubscribed round in 2 weeks on Raise. I don't ever see using any other platform.

Hafiz Juma

CEO & Co-Founder, Inalipa

Raise saved us time reduced our admin. We focused on growing our business and so impressed by the features and team.

Davemarz Design

CEO Davemarz