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Carta is an SEC-registered transfer agent for private companies that enables seed-stage to pre-IPO companies to manage equity electronically with the participation of their shareholders, employees, auditors, and legal counsel. It digitizes paper stock certificates along with stock options, warrants, and derivatives to create a real-time image of who owns what at a startup. Carta receives funding from a group of investors, including Draper VC, Expansion VC, k9 Ventures, Elefund, Subtraction Capital, Scott Banister, XG Ventures, Kima Ventures, Andy Palmer, and Structure Capital. Founded by Manu Kumar and Henry Ward in 2012, eShares is based in Mountain View, California.
Investors
Funding History
| October 2012 | $0 |
|---|---|
| August 2013 | $1.8M |
| January 2015 | $7.0M |
| August 2015 | $17.0M |
| October 2017 | $42.0M |
Management
Software Engineer
Jared Hobbs
Software Engineer
Eric Hurkman
Founder & CEO
Henry Ward
Lead Product Manager
Jake Beyer
Press
altfi - Nov, 19 2023
Carta starts third round of layoffs in 2023fintechfutures - Nov, 15 2023
US fintech Carta reportedly conducts third round of layoffs this yearglobenewswire - Nov, 9 2023
Form 8.3 - Kin and Carta Plcfintechnews - Nov, 8 2023
Endowus-Carta Alliance to Boost ESOP Transparency and Liquidity for Employeescrowdfundinsider - Nov, 8 2023
Capital Raised by Startups on Carta Declined by 38% from Q2 to Q3, Number of Venture Fundraising Rounds Fell by 27%coverager - Oct, 28 2023
Anzen partners with CartaTechCrunch - Oct, 26 2023
Carta’s CEO reaches out to customers about bad press, alerting them to bad pressbusinessinsider - Oct, 24 2023
At unicorn startup Carta, a culture of absolute fealty to an erratic and vindictive CEO, employees saybusinesscloud - Oct, 22 2023
£203m private equity takeover at Kin and Carta plcfortune - Oct, 21 2023
Inside the mounting litigation and high turnover at startup unicorn Cartafortune - Oct, 5 2023
Unicorn Carta sees lawsuits stack up as two more female employees make serious claims against companybusinessinsider - Sep, 28 2023
Exclusive: Carta is suing yet another former employee to prevent the release of damaging recordings of its executives and board memberscrowdfundinsider - Sep, 27 2023
Carta, Assemble to Streamline Startup Compensation Planningcrowdfundinsider - Sep, 26 2023
Startup Fundraising Slump Is Having Major Ripple Effects on Employee Compensation, Carta Report Claimscrowdfundinsider - Aug, 21 2023
Carta Releases State of Pre-Seed Fundraising Report for Q2 2023crowdfundinsider - Aug, 7 2023
Venture Funding on Carta Inched Upward in Q2, as Startups Raised $15.4B+ in Q2 2023forbes - Jul, 20 2023
On Technology: These Are 50 Hot Software Applications For SMBs This Yearnews - Jun, 26 2023
How Early Zoom Investor TSVC Finds ‘Defensible’ Seed Startups To Backz - Jun, 24 2023
Real-time Carta portco share price updatestechinasia - Jun, 20 2023
A16z-backed Carta to shut India operations, lays off staffTechCrunch - Jun, 8 2023
Charting the future of the early-stage venture market with Carta’s CEOdallasinnovates - May, 26 2023
Carta Platform Sees Texas VC Activity More Than Double in Q1, as California Slipsdisrupt-africa - May, 10 2023
Kenyan fundraising startup Raise secures investment from US-based firm Cartacrt - Apr, 25 2023
Hire globally with new international salary and equity compensation data on Carta Total Compensationdlvr - Apr, 22 2023
Carta Shares Update on State of Private Markets for Q1 2023businessinsider - Mar, 24 2023
Exclusive: $7 billion tech unicorn Carta bet big on managing employee equity for public companies. Now it's telling them to get off its platform.trib - Mar, 17 2023
Exclusive: Carta's fired CTO accuses CEO Henry Ward of deceiving regulators, abusing employees, and misappropriating fundsnews - Mar, 3 2023
Tech Layoffs: February Marks Third-Worst Monthtrib - Feb, 22 2023
$7 billion startup Carta has been embroiled in multiple lawsuits with former employees. Allegations in legal documents depict a CEO who can be retaliatory and volatile.linkedin - Feb, 4 2023
Beautiful Minds Foundation has released a business pitch and is currently in the pre-seed funding round.bit - Feb, 3 2023
Introducing Carta API integrations with Cooley—making it easier than ever to support startupsnews - Jan, 20 2023
Tech Layoffs: U.S. Companies That Have Cut Jobs In 2022 and 2023trib - Jan, 14 2023
Andreessen Horowitz-Backed Carta Is Cutting 10% of Its Staffnews - Jan, 13 2023
Tech Layoffs: U.S. Companies That Have Cut Jobs In 2022 and 2023siliconangle - Jan, 12 2023
Startups Flexport and Carta announce layoffsbusinessinsider - Jan, 12 2023
The CTO of Carta alleged 'problems with the culture' at the $7 billion startup. Now the company's suing him, accusing him of corporate espionage and inappropriate sexting.TechCrunch - Jan, 11 2023
Carta, previously sued for gender discrimination, is now suing its former CTOTechCrunch - Jan, 11 2023
Carta lays off 10% as CTO lawsuit loomsbizjournals - Jan, 10 2023
Carta sues former CTO over secret recordings of executivesnews - Jan, 3 2023
Forecast: Mass Tech Layoffs Are Likely To Continue In 2023. But There’s Good News Too.crowdfundinsider - Dec, 28 2022
Bridge Rounds on the Rise as VC Market Slows, Carta Report Revealslnkd - Dec, 20 2022
LLC Equity Incentive Plans | Cartalnkd - Dec, 17 2022
What Are Single-Trigger RSUs? | Cartayourstory - Dec, 2 2022
It creates a win-win situation: Sharat Khurana of Carta on ESOPaxios - Nov, 13 2022
Cap table startup Carta valued at $8.5 billionsifted - Nov, 11 2022
Carta says it’s on the prowl for more European startup acquisitionsthestreet - Nov, 6 2022
This Business is Set to 'Explode' Carta CEO Saysbuff - Oct, 11 2022
Now startup founders can file their 83(b) elections through Cartafinsmes - Sep, 6 2022
Carta Acquires Capdesksifted - Sep, 2 2022
US equity management fintech Carta acquires UK’s Capdeskcrowdfundinsider - Aug, 30 2022
Carta Now Manages $2.5T in Equity Value for 2M Shareholders, Announces “Evolution” of Platformlnkd - Jul, 30 2022
Carta Policy: Weekly Brief for July 29thesplit - Jul, 26 2022
Unpacking Carta's Startup Compensation Reportnewswire - Jul, 20 2022
Kin + Carta CEO Schwan hands over leadership to Mantheyaxios - Jul, 15 2022
Pulley gets $40M to take on Cartabit - Jul, 15 2022
US-based Carta acquires London-based Vauban: Know more herecrt - Jul, 1 2022
Carta acquires Vauban, making it easier for investors to back entrepreneurs globallyTechCrunch - Jul, 1 2022
Here’s Carta’s response to venture becoming more globaltheinformation - Jun, 25 2022
Carta Has Had Talks to Acquire Vauban, a European AngelList-like Startupentrackr - Jun, 11 2022
Exclusive: a16z-backed Carta set to enter India with ZenEquity’s acquisitiondlvr - May, 6 2022
Republic to Work with Cartabusinessinsider - Apr, 7 2022
A VC investing platform founded by 2 former Cooley lawyers plans to take on market leaders AngelList and Carta. Here's how.finextra - Mar, 25 2022
Acquired and Carta forge partnershipow - Feb, 7 2022
Former Carta CCO joins Parallel Marketslnkd - Jan, 27 2022
The 2021 Carta liquidity reportbusinesswire - Dec, 16 2021
Forethought Raises $65 Million Series C to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Customer Servicenews - Oct, 21 2021
Setting A Standard: Law Firms And Software Companies Look At Ways To Help Startups Manage Their Cap Tablesaithority - Oct, 17 2021
Kin + Carta Promotes Neish And McGuire To Global Leadership Rolesnews - Oct, 7 2021
Desire For Earlier Access To Secondary Marketplaces GrowsTechCrunch - Aug, 14 2021
Carta says it just used its own product to establish a new — and far higher — valuation for itselfsiliconangle - Aug, 13 2021
Startup funding specialist Carta raises $500M at $7.4B valuationTechCrunch - Aug, 7 2021
Raise, a startup building Africa’s Carta, gets backing from 500 Startupsft - Jul, 19 2021
Become an FT subscriber to read: Silicon Valley start-up Carta to launch private stock market in new yeartheinformation - Jul, 17 2021
Silver Lake to Lead New Carta Funding at $7.4 Billion Valuationbetakit - Jul, 16 2021
Carta, a San Francisco-headquartered company that helps companies, investors, and employees manage equity and ownership, announced today that they have hired 51 former Kik…spr - Jul, 16 2021
Cracking Private Companies: Investors Buy Into Tribe Capital’s Vision of Disrupting Silicon Valley Itselfcrt - Jul, 14 2021
Introducing portfolio company one-pagers from CartaTechCrunch - Jun, 30 2021
MKT1: Developer marketing is what startup marketing should look likebusinessinsider - Jun, 22 2021
We got an exclusive look at the 'pitch memo' startup Airbase used to raise $60 million from execs at Okta, Plaid, and Cartatechcircle - Jun, 18 2021
Three startups and their bid to build a Carta for India, Asianewyorker - Jun, 16 2021
Does Tech Need a New Narrative?aithority - Jun, 15 2021
Interlace Ventures Raises $14 Million for Its Debut Fund Dedicated to Supporting a Post-Covid Commerce Worldlaunchticker - May, 30 2021
, which automates HR processes and employee communications, raises $8M seed-1 led by a16z, bringing the startup's total raise to $10.2M; the software customizes employee communications related to o...crt - May, 8 2021
Carta’s Private Market Report: Q1 2021crt - Apr, 29 2021
Introducing Carta Total Compbuff - Apr, 29 2021
Charly Kevers, CFO of Carta, which helps private and public companies, investors, and employees manage equity and ownershiplink - Apr, 3 2021
Carta Tax Advisorlink - Mar, 20 2021
Carta’s equity refresh programdlvr - Mar, 14 2021
Outdated Process for Setting up Venture Capital Funds has been Entry Barrier for “New Voices” in the Business, Carta Explainsdlvr - Mar, 11 2021
Trade Group Forms To Promote FinTech Development, Regsfintechfutures - Mar, 11 2021
Launch: Financial Technology Association to Advocate for Consumer-Centric Fintech Developmentpulse2 - Feb, 23 2021
Employment Verification Company Citadel ID Raises $3.5 Millionwsj - Feb, 11 2021
Chernova’s Take: CartaX Competes With the SPAC Boomift - Feb, 9 2021
Equity management platform Carta used this deck to take home $80ma16z - Feb, 5 2021
CartaXTechCrunch - Feb, 4 2021
Carta’s startup liquidity service CartaX conducts first transactions on its own cap tablethein - Feb, 4 2021
Revenue Climbs at Carta, a VC Favorite Now Valued at $6.9 Billion After Private Stock Salescrt - Jan, 29 2021
Form your next SPV on Cartayhoo - Jan, 28 2021
Mogo Completes Acquisition of Digital Payments Company Carta Worldwideeminetra - Dec, 5 2020
Silicon Valley starter Carta launches private stock market in New Yearhenrysward - Dec, 3 2020
Liquidity is comingtechstartups - Nov, 20 2020
Unicorn startup companies 2020: List of top 500 unicorn startups with valuation of $1 Billion+notboring - Nov, 4 2020
Trust the Processcrt - Oct, 29 2020
What it’s like to be a fund administrator at Cartadlvr - Oct, 22 2020
This serial founder is taking on Carta with cap table management software she says is better for foundersTechCrunch - Feb, 7 2020
Carta debuts fund to invest in startups that tap into its platformTechCrunch - Aug, 8 2019
‘The Operators’: Experts from Airbnb and Carta on building and managing your company’s customer supportTechCrunch - May, 6 2019
Carta was just valued at $1.7 billion by Andreessen Horowitz, in a deal some see as richTechCrunch - Sep, 18 2018
The Gap Table: Women own just 9% of startup equityWeek Herald - Jun, 25 2018
Eni SpA (E) Shares Bought by PNC Financial Services Group Inc.TechCrunch - Oct, 11 2017
eShares raises $42 million to manage equity compensation and investments- Oct, 19 2016
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Zenefits looks beyond past troubles with launch of app marketplace for all-in-one HR platform- Jul, 12 2016
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