Introducing Carta ConclusionsAs of December 2024, we have retired Carta Conclusions. Check out the Carta website for our full suite of founder resources.Feb 8, 20242252Feb 8, 20242252
Should Carta Facilitate Secondary Trading?No. Not anymore. Because we have the data, if we are trading secondaries, people will always worry that we are using the data, even if we…Jan 9, 20244909Jan 9, 20244909
How We Handle Cap Table InformationOn Friday we had an internal policy violation that affected three companies. I’ve been in touch with the founders and I’m appalled we made…Jan 7, 20242771Jan 7, 20242771
The Future of Venture Fund AdministrationToday we are releasing Carta Carry, the app to manage your Venture Fund from your iPhone.Jun 8, 202389Jun 8, 202389
Seed Financing Fees are too ExpensiveWhen we raised our Series B in 2015 our legal bill was $25K. At the time I was appalled at how much it cost to close my round. And the…May 16, 20231203May 16, 20231203
Advocating for Private Markets at the U.S. House Financial Services CommitteeThis week I had the chance to testify in front of The House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill. It was an opportunity for me to…Apr 20, 20231081Apr 20, 20231081
Why Executives LeaveI wrote this three years ago to help my employees understand why executives leave Carta. I’m sharing now in the hopes it will help CEOs…Feb 17, 20231902Feb 17, 20231902
My 2023 Letter to CustomersEvery year I write to all of Carta’s customers to both thank them for trusting us as they build the companies of the future and to share…Feb 2, 2023641Feb 2, 2023641
The next evolution of CartaToday we are making a visual change at Carta. This change is the external manifestation of the next evolution of Carta.Aug 26, 2022138Aug 26, 2022138
Price discovery in private marketsCarta raised a $500M Series G, valuing the company at $7.4B. The round was led by Silver Lake. Of our eight rounds of capital raised, this…Aug 13, 2021Aug 13, 2021
Carta’s Return to Office PlanOver the last year we have been figuring out how to work together from our individual homes and at the same time how, or if, we will return…Jul 12, 2021Jul 12, 2021
Carta Tax AdvisorI’m super excited to announce the acquisition of YearEnd — a tax optimization and filing product for startup employees.Apr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021
Carta’s equity refresh programBelow is an excerpt of a few slides from a recent presentation to our Board Compensation Committee about our employee equity strategy. I…Mar 19, 20213Mar 19, 20213
Finally, a private stock exchangeToday was a big day. In 2013 we raised our seed round on the pitch of “building the Nasdaq for private markets.” Eight years later we call…Feb 4, 20215Feb 4, 20215
The recent pressThe recent press about Carta has been hard. For me, but more importantly for Carta employees. I have spent the last few weeks listening to…Sep 8, 20202Sep 8, 20202
A note about what is happeningBelow is my note to employees about the recent events we are facing as a nation. I want to share my perspective here with you all as well.Jun 3, 20201Jun 3, 20201
A bias to actionBelow is a memo I wrote to the company in February. Many ceos face similar challenges of keeping a growing, and in our case regulated…May 14, 20203May 14, 20203
Carta’s covid-19 layoffOver the last few weeks I’ve talked about the work we are doing around recession planning. I also said that layoffs were likely but I have…Apr 15, 202038Apr 15, 202038
Applying for PPP Loans through CartaU.S. policymakers have moved quickly to approve up to $349 billion in loans for small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program…Apr 13, 2020Apr 13, 2020
