Shutdown
Apr 2024LTSE Equity sunset its cap-table management business and transitioned customers to Astrella; the company said it was exiting the cap-table business to focus on other parts of LTSE.
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Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
LTSE is an SEC-registered national securities exchange and broader capital-markets ecosystem focused on long-term value creation, using five principles-based listing standards for public companies; it also offers trading and listing services, while its legacy LTSE Equity cap-table product was sunset in 2024. Public sources vary on headcount and total funding, so the profile below uses the most recent accessible public evidence.
Primary product
SEC-registered national securities exchange with principles-based dual-listing and trading services
Founded
2012
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Team size
65
Work style
Remote
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Stock exchange / capital markets infrastructure / fintech
Offices
Walnut, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Business model
stock exchange / trading venue
listing fees
trading connectivity and market data fees
membership fees
capital-markets advisory and listing services
private-market / cap-table software (legacy LTSE Equity, now sunset)
Funding
Stage
Series C / late-stage venture
Total raised
$169.5M
Latest round
Series C · Jun 2022
Latest amount
$100M
Jun 2022 · James Walton / The Space Between
Aug 2019 · Founders Fund
Oct 2017 · private investors
People & investors
Leadership
Founder and Executive Chairman
Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the LTSE Group Board
Global Head of Public Capital Markets
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer
Melanie Grace
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
CEO, LTSE Exchange
Managing Director and Head of Listings Business, LTSE
Chief Operating & Chief Financial Officer
Chief Regulatory Officer
Michelle Greene
Governance and Listing Policy
Steve Goldstein
Chief Communications Officer
Founders
John Bautista
Co-founder
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz
Andrew Mason
Aneesh Chopra
Collaborative Fund
Dick Costolo
Floodgate
Founders Fund
General Catalyst
Initialized Capital
James Walton
John Bautista
Lowercase Capital
Marc Andreessen
MFS Investment Management
Obvious Ventures
Reid Hoffman
Steve Case
SV Angel
The Space Between
Tim O'Reilly
Y Combinator
Work & culture
Mission-driven, remote-first, and long-term oriented; the company emphasizes accountability, transparency, respect, collaboration, continuous learning, and a people-first approach.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Publicly visible compensation signals emphasize pay equity and transparency plus competitive startup stock options; no public salary bands were found.
Benefits
remote-first work environment
401(k) via Human Interest
100% employer-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and EAP coverage for employees
up to $1,500 annually for continuing education
$500 home-office stipend
cell phone reimbursement
up to 4 months of caregiver leave
8 weeks of full salary continuation during caregiver leave
annual charitable donation match up to $600
competitive startup stock options
pay equity and transparency
at least three weeks of PTO per year plus company holidays
Product & market
Pricing
Transparent exchange fee schedule with trading connectivity, market-data, listing, and membership fees; LTSE also runs trading incentive programs and launchpad discounts.
Differentiators
- —five SEC-approved long-term listing principles
- —dual-listing model that keeps a primary listing on another exchange
- —focus on long-term value creation and stakeholder governance
- —Long-Term Score investor-alignment tool
- —transparent fee structure and trading incentives
- —claims of tighter spreads / lower trading costs
- —mission-based corporate governance and board oversight
Technology
GitHub
SQL
HubSpot
HubSpot CRM
Jira
Confluence
Terraform
Python
Java
C
Linux
Tenable
Google Sheets
Jupyter
FactSet
Asana
Mailgun
Cloudflare
Google Analytics
Google Tag Manager
Customers
public companies seeking dual listing
private companies and late-stage companies
broker-dealers / exchange members
long-term investors
listed issuers such as Asana, Twilio, and ThredUp
Competitors
NYSE
Nasdaq
IEX Exchange
Cboe
TXSE
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$20M-$25M (estimated ARR)
Estimated monthly visits
23.5K
Traffic estimate as of Mar 2025
Signals & risks
Other
Dec 2022Twilio voluntarily delisted its Class A shares from LTSE, reducing one of LTSE's early dual-listed names.
SourceLatest news
Traders Magazine · May 2026
Reports that the SEC proposed a rule allowing public companies to report semiannually instead of quarterly after LTSE's 2025 petition, framing it as a major market-structure reform.
Wall Street Journal · Mar 2026
The WSJ reported that the SEC was preparing a proposal to make quarterly reporting optional, citing conversations with major exchanges including LTSE.
Traders Magazine · Sep 2025
LTSE announced plans to petition the SEC to let public companies report earnings semiannually instead of quarterly.
MarketScreener Canada · Sep 2025
Explains LTSE's bid to end mandatory quarterly reporting and summarizes CEO Bill Harts' argument that it would reduce administrative burden and short-term pressure.
TradingView / investingLive · Sep 2025
Syndicated article covering LTSE's planned petition to scrap quarterly earnings reports and let companies report twice a year.
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