Carta
Equity management and cap-table software for startups, employees, and investors
Fintech
📍 San Francisco, CA
Founded 2012
Current Valuation
$7.4B
as of 2024-Q1
UNICORN
Carta is the dominant equity management platform, serving 40,000+ private companies and 1.5M shareholders. Manages cap tables, 409A valuations, employee equity, and fund admin for VCs. Faced controversy in 2024 over its secondary trading desk allegedly using customer data, leading to an exit from that business.
Company Profile
Last Round
Tender offer — $150M (Jan 2024) · Lead: Existing investors
IPO Status
no imminent plans
Founders & Key People
Henry WardManu Kumar
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz · Tribe Capital · Spark Capital · Lightspeed Venture Partners · Meritech Capital · Goldman Sachs
Products
- Cap Table
- 409A Valuations
- Liquidity (Carta Liquidity)
- Fund Admin
- Equity Plans
Competitors
Pulley · AngelList · Shareworks (Morgan Stanley) · EquityZen
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2024-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.