Require a Company Signature on Option Grants
You can configure Cake to send option grants to a company signee (such as your CEO or founder) to sign before they are delivered to the employee.
Before you start
You need Admin or Account Owner access.
Add the relevant person as a board member and mark them as a company signee. See Set Up Board Members and Signees.
Enable company signing for an option plan
Go to Plans → Options.
Click View pool on the plan you want to configure.
Click Settings in the top right corner.
Under additional settings, enable Require company signature.
Select which company signee should receive grants.
Click Save.
Note: This setting applies as a default for all new grants in this pool. You can override it on individual grants as you create them.
What happens when you send a grant
When company signing is enabled and you click Send grant, Cake:
Sends the grant to the selected company signee via a signing link (no login required).
Marks the grant as Waiting for company signature while it is pending.
Once the signee has signed, automatically sends the grant to your employee.
Track where each grant is in this process from Plans → Options → View pool.
Override company signing on an individual grant
When creating a new grant, you can turn company signing on or off for that specific grant regardless of the pool default.
Go to Plans → Options → View pool.
Create or open a draft grant.
In the grant settings, adjust the Require company signature toggle.
Select or change the signee if needed.
What happens next
The company signee receives an email with a signing link. Once they sign, the grant is automatically sent to the employee. No manual follow-up needed.