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Carta, co-founded by Henry Ward and Manu Kumar in 2012, has revolutionized the way companies manage equity and ownership. Originally known as eShares, Carta aimed to simplify equity management for private companies by digitizing stock certificates and cap table management, addressing a major pain point in the startup ecosystem. Over the years, it has expanded its suite of products to include valuation services, investor services, and compliance, catering not just to private companies but also to investors and public companies.
Carta's innovative platform and services have positioned it as a key player in the financial technology sector, simplifying equity management and enabling more efficient and transparent ownership structures for companies of all sizes. Through its journey, Carta has raised significant capital, demonstrating strong market confidence in its vision and offerings, and continues to shape the future of equity management.
The Carta Mafia has founded 22 companies and raised $403 million.
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Founder: Alex Farman-Farmaian
Carta Role: Head of Corporate Coverage
Capital Raised: $35M
Investors: Y Combinator
Stage: Series B
Compound is a family office for people who work in tech. Built by engineers who know what QSBS is and CFAs who know what APIs are.
Founder: Kevin Hsu
Carta Role: Product Manager
Capital Raised: $29.5M
Investors: Global Founders Capital
Stage: Series A
Standard Metrics is a financial platform for startups and investors.
Founder: Kirill Klokov
Carta Role: Director of Product
Capital Raised: $28.5M
Investors: Kleiner Perkins
Stage: Series A
With Truv, users can easily connect their payroll account and instantly verify employment, income, and identity.
Founder: Jair Verçosa
Carta Role: Engineering Director
Capital Raised: $19.4M
Investors: GGV Capital
Stage: Series A
Flieber develops a multi-channel inventory optimization tool for online retailers.
Founder: Josh Merrill
Carta Role: Chief Product Officer
Capital Raised: $18.2M
Investors: ANIMO Ventures
Stage: Series A
Confirm is an all-in-one people platform using Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) to empower leaders with a true view of performance.
Founder: Tim Flannery, Benjamin Doran, Alexandre Laplante
Carta Role: Head of Go-to-Market, Account Executive, Head of Engineering for Investor Services
Capital Raised: $15M
Investors: Great Oaks Venture Capital
Stage: Series A
Passthrough develops a fund workflow automation platform that makes it easy to distribute subscription agreements to investors.
Founder: Greg White, Nolan Church
Carta Role: Information Security Manager, Chief People Officer
Capital Raised: $14.9M
Investors: Pelion Venture Partners
Stage: Series A
Founder: Josh Wilson
Carta Role: Senior Equity Analyst
Capital Raised: $13.5M
Investors: Peterson Ventures
Stage: Series A
Particl is building the competitor insights platform designed for e-commerce.
Founder: Dr. Manu Kumar
Carta Role: Co-founder, Investor & Board Observer
Capital Raised: $10M
Investors: Lux Capital
Stage: Series A
Founder: George Balayan
Carta Role: Staff Software Engineer
Capital Raised: $5M
Investors: Founder Collective
Stage: Venture - Series Unknown
Founder: Jonathan Haas
Carta Role: Lead, Security Operations
Capital Raised: $4M
Investors: Alumni Ventures
Stage: Seed
Founder: Ammanuel Selameab
Carta Role: Head Of Pricing
Capital Raised: $3.3M
Investors: 500 Global
Stage: Seed
Accrue is an information technology company that helps B2B rep-driven SaaS companies engineer high-growth pricing.
Founder: Jeff Leathers
Carta Role: Head of SPV and Fund Formations
Capital Raised: $3M
Investors: Courtside Ventures
Stage: Seed
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