Why do Startups use Carta?

Learn why over 35,000 startups use Carta for cap table management, equity advisory, valuations, and more. Issue equity and SAFEs, track ownership, and manage your cap table with Carta’s free platform for early-stage founders. What is a startup? A startup is any new business that’s in its early stages of operations and fundraising.

Does Carta manage employee equity?

Context: Carta manages employee equity for other startups (including Axios), meaning the company is a proxy for how the rest of the startup market is doing. When the venture market is strong, so is Carta, a startup itself. Details: A consortium of new investors bought Carta shares in January from employees.

Who founded Carta eShares?

Carta was founded as eShares in 2012 by entrepreneur Henry Ward and serial investor Manu Kumar. Ward became CEO and Kumar became the company's Chairman. The company launched when the founders saw a need for venture-backed companies to electronically manage equity, issue securities, and track their cap tables.