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Valuation · 2021

$12M

2024 Revenue

$6.8M(Est.)

Customers · 2021

250

Funding

$17.3M

Team

48

Churn · 2021

0%

Founded

2018

Leasecake Revenue, Valuation & Funding (2024)

Leasecake generated an estimated $6.8M in annual revenue in 2024. Source: GetLatka estimate

Leasecake is a cloud-based lease and location management platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in the United States. The company serves commercial tenants across five distinct customer segments, including franchisees, franchisors, corporate tenants, private equity firms, and tenant rep brokers, providing proactive notifications, document management, and team collaboration tools for commercial real estate leases.

As of late 2021, Leasecake reported approximately $1 million in annual recurring revenue, serving roughly 250 customers who collectively manage more than 10,000 locations on the platform. The company posted 0% gross churn and 127% net dollar retention over the prior twelve months, with expansion revenue accounting for the 27-point uplift above 100%.

CEO Taj Adhav, a former CPA and early employee at Channel Intelligence (acquired by Google for $125 million in 2013), co-founded Leasecake with Jim Bankston and Dave Schrader. The company raised a $2 million convertible note from early investors before closing a priced seed round of $3.2 million in February 2021 at a $12.2 million post-money valuation, bringing total capital raised to approximately $5.2 million. Adhav told Latka the company was targeting a Series A for mid-2022.

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Leasecake Revenue

Leasecake generated an estimated $6.8M in annual revenue in 2024.

Leasecake reported approximately $1 million in annual recurring revenue as of late 2021, equivalent to roughly $80,000 to $85,000 per month. Adhav told Latka the company was tracking to reach $1 million in ARR, up from approximately $10,000 to $15,000 per month a year earlier, representing growth of roughly five to eight times over twelve months.

Leasecake Revenue GrowthReported revenue / ARR over time · latest figure estimated$0$1.5M$3M$4.5M$6M$7.5M2018201920202021202220232024$0$120K$1M$4.5M$5.1M$6.8MSource: GetLatka.com
YearMilestoneSource
2024Leasecake Hit $6.8m revenue in October 2024Estimated
2023Leasecake Hit $5.1m revenue in November 2023Estimated
2022Leasecake Hit $4.5m revenue in April 2022Not recorded
2021Leasecake revenue in 2021: $1mInterview7:35[1]
2020Leasecake revenue for 2020: $200kNot recorded
2020Leasecake Hit $120k revenue in June 2020Not recorded
2018Launched with $0 revenue

Adhav noted that a hockey-stick acceleration occurred in June 2021, following an earlier growth surge in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. He described the summer of 2021 as phenomenal. At the time of the February 2021 seed close, monthly revenue was likely below $40,000 to $50,000, per Adhav's characterization during the interview.

The company's average contract value is $10,000 per year, billed as an annual licensing fee on a per-lease basis. Pricing ranges from approximately $200 to $500 per lease, and a typical customer manages between 25 and 100 leases. Adhav acknowledged that some legacy customers were onboarded at lower price points and are being moved up to two to three times their original pricing, which is a primary driver of the 127% net dollar retention rate.

Leasecake Valuation, Funding Rounds

Leasecake reached a $12M valuation in 2021, set during its Seed round.

Leasecake has raised $17.3M in total funding across 3 rounds, most recently a $12M Series A round in 2022.

Leasecake Capital Raised & ValuationCumulative capital raised and post-money valuation by roundCapital raised (cum.)Valuation$0$0$3M$4M$6M$8M$9M$12M$12M$16M$15M$20M20182019202020212022$12.2MSource: GetLatka.com
YearRoundAmountValuation% SoldSource
2022Series A$12M--Not recorded
2021Seed$3.3M$12.2M27%Interview8:34[1]
2018Debt Financing$2M--Not recorded

Founder / CEO

Taj Adhav

CEO

Taj Adhav is the CEO and largest shareholder of Leasecake, which he co-founded with Jim Bankston and Dave Schrader in 2018. Adhav began his career as a Big Four CPA before joining Disney Development Company, where he managed more than $2 billion in assets. He then became employee number eight at Channel Intelligence, an e-commerce data platform that managed billions of micro-transactions by placing buy-now buttons on manufacturer product pages. Channel Intelligence was acquired by Google in 2013 for $125 million. By the time of that exit, dilution had reduced Adhav's stake to sub-10%, which he described as enough to give him a taste and not enough that it left him hungry.

After the Google acquisition, Adhav did consulting work, started other businesses, and lived abroad before conceiving Leasecake over a cup of coffee at a diner. The idea stemmed from identifying a large unserved market: commercial tenants of all sizes lacked a dedicated software tool for managing their lease obligations and locations.

At founding, Adhav held approximately 70% of Leasecake, with Bankston and Schrader splitting the remainder based on a framework that weighted individual contributions and expected longevity of each person's role. Post-seed, investors hold a little more than 30% of the company, implying the founding team collectively retains less than 70%. Net worth was not discussed in the interview. A GetLatka estimate of Adhav's stake value at the $12.2 million post-money valuation would depend on his precise current ownership, which was not confirmed; no such estimate is produced here given the insufficient precision of the inputs.

Customers

Leasecake served approximately 250 customers as of late 2021, with roughly 1,000 individual users in the system and more than 10,000 locations managed across the United States and other geographies. The average customer manages between 25 and 100 leases on the platform.

Pricing is structured as an annual licensing fee on a per-lease basis, with a price per lease ranging from approximately $200 to $500. The average contract value is $10,000 per year. Adhav noted that some earlier customers were onboarded at lower price points and are being migrated upward to two to three times their original pricing. The typical sales cycle runs from two days to two months. The company serves five distinct customer segments: franchisees, franchisors, corporate tenants, private equity firms, and tenant rep brokers. A free tier was not mentioned in the interview.

Leasecake serves 250 customers.

Leasecake Business Model

Leasecake generates revenue through annual software licensing fees charged on a per-lease basis. The model scales with the number of locations a customer manages, making it applicable to operators with three locations up to thousands. The average contract value is $10,000 per year, and pricing per lease ranges from approximately $200 to $500.

The company reported 0% gross churn over the twelve months prior to the interview, meaning no customers and no revenue were lost during that period. Net dollar retention stood at 127%, driven entirely by expansion revenue of 27% as existing customers added locations or were moved to higher price tiers. Adhav confirmed that while some customers experienced a reduction in location count, overall revenue from those accounts did not decline, and the 127% NDR figure is net of any such location degradation.

Adhav described a no-touch sales model in which demos are largely self-explanatory and sales representatives operate on a set-it-and-forget-it basis. Profitability was not discussed in the interview. Gross margin, burn rate, runway, CAC, LTV, and payback period were not discussed in the interview.

Point-in-time figures shared on the GetLatka podcast, each linked to the exact moment it was said on camera.

Customers (2021)

250

“Taj Adhav: About two fifty customers represents maybe about 1,000 different users in our system and 10,000 plus locations across The U.S. And other geos.”

Watch at 6:44

Net dollar retention (2021)

127%

“Taj Adhav: We have seen a pretty strong adoption, strong enough to have 127% net revenue retention. Some of our earlier customers were at a lower price point. We're now moving them up rather quickly to effectively 2x to 3x what they were originally paying.”

Watch at 7:08

Gross churn (2021)

0%

“Nathan Latka: And you mentioned healthy net dollar retention, is 127% is great, but peel back that onion for me. What's gross churn look like over the past twelve months? Taj Adhav: Zero.”

Watch at 13:08

Leasecake Employees & Team Size

Leasecake had 32 total workers, including contractors, and 23 full-time employees as of late 2021. Of the 23 full-time employees, approximately 8 are engineers. Adhav confirmed that all engineering work is kept in house, with no outsourced development firms. The remainder of the team is focused primarily on sales, with capital from the February 2021 seed round deployed mainly toward sales headcount and new product features.

Leasecake employs approximately 48 people as of 2026, including 8 sales reps that carry a quota. It serves 250 customers that rely on its solutions.

Leasecake Team GrowthReported headcount over time013253850632018201920202021202220232024004848Source: GetLatka.com
YearMilestoneSource
2024Reached 48 employees (October 2024)Not recorded
2023Reached 48 employees (November 2023)Not recorded
2022Reached 43 employees (November 2022)Not recorded
2022Reached 43 employees (April 2022)Not recorded
2021Reached 23 employees (October 2021)Interview
2020Reached 16 employees (November 2020)Not recorded

Frequently Asked Questions about Leasecake

What is Leasecake's revenue?

As of 2024, Leasecake generated an estimated $6.8M in annual revenue.

What is Leasecake's valuation?

As of 2021, Leasecake was valued at $12M.

Who founded Leasecake?

Leasecake was founded by Taj Adhav.

When was Leasecake founded?

Leasecake was founded in 2018.

Who is the CEO of Leasecake?

The CEO of Leasecake is Taj Adhav.

How much funding does Leasecake have?

Leasecake raised $17.3M across 3 rounds.

How many employees does Leasecake have?

As of 2024, Leasecake had 48 employees.

Where is Leasecake headquartered?

Leasecake is headquartered in United States.

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Full Interview Transcripts

Leasecake Helps Companies Manage Leases, Breaks $1m in ARROct 13, 2021

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Data and Sources

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