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My 2023 Letter to Customers

Every 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 how we hope to better support them in the coming year. Below is what I sent to them for what to expect in…

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Aug 26, 2022

The next evolution of Carta

Today we are making a visual change at Carta. This change is the external manifestation of the next evolution of Carta. The first problem we set out to solve at Carta was the electronic issuing and signing of private stock certificates. …

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The next evolution of Carta
The next evolution of Carta

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Aug 13, 2021

Price discovery in private markets

Carta 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 was the largest and also the simplest. I don’t like fundraising. It takes a lot of time to explain the business to each and…

Startups

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Price discovery in private markets
Price discovery in private markets
Startups

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Jul 12, 2021

Carta’s Return to Office Plan

Over 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 to the office. I have heard from hundreds of Carta employees through small round table discussions, spent hours with our executive team…

Startup

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Carta’s Return to Office Plan
Carta’s Return to Office Plan
Startup

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Apr 2, 2021

Carta Tax Advisor

I’m super excited to announce the acquisition of YearEnd — a tax optimization and filing product for startup employees. Figuring out taxes for startup employees sucks. Tax services like TurboTax and H&R Block don’t handle ISO or NSO options, AMT, RSUs, or private stock exercises. The tax impact of exercising…

Taxes

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Carta Tax Advisor
Carta Tax Advisor
Taxes

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Mar 19, 2021

Carta’s equity refresh program

Below is an excerpt of a few slides from a recent presentation to our Board Compensation Committee about our employee equity strategy. I know a lot of CEOs and Heads of People are wrestling with how to create an equity refresh strategy. …

Compensation

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Carta’s equity refresh program
Carta’s equity refresh program
Compensation

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Feb 4, 2021

Finally, a private stock exchange

Today 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 our exchange CartaX. Today Carta closed its first trading session as the first issuer on CartaX. First, some quick statistics on today’s trading: …

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Finally, a private stock exchange
Finally, a private stock exchange

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Sep 8, 2020

The recent press

The recent press about Carta has been hard. For me, but more importantly for Carta employees. I have spent the last few weeks listening to a lot of the women at Carta and reflecting on the recent allegations and press. Below is what I’ve been thinking about. I started my…

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The recent press
The recent press

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Jun 3, 2020

A note about what is happening

Below 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. Many of you that have worked with me for a long time know that I rarely, if ever, speak out on political…

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A note about what is happening
A note about what is happening

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May 14, 2020

A bias to action

Below is a memo I wrote to the company in February. Many ceos face similar challenges of keeping a growing, and in our case regulated, organization executing with the same relentless and risk-taking spirit of the early days. I thought I’d share my memo for other ceos that are facing…

Startup

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A bias to action
A bias to action
Startup

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