Carta
A market-leading equity management platform, formerly known as eShares (founded 2012). It provides cap table management, 409A valuations, and equity compliance services to startups and venture capital firms. The platform administers equity valued in the trillions of dollars.
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Carta and NewView Capital jointly launched a new program aimed at making it easier for startups to execute tender offers, thereby encouraging more companies to let employees sell shares early.
Carta is an equity management platform that provides cap table management and transaction infrastructure.
Platforms like Carta turn the cap table into a real-time, verifiable system of record and connect it with option exercises, 409A valuations, and transaction settlement, thereby greatly compressing the time spent on lawyer review and manual verification in the tender offer process.
In 2023, Carta was reported to have attempted to use client equity data to establish a secondary trading market, CartaX, disclosing shareholding information to potential buyers without adequately informing clients, which triggered a trust crisis and led to the subsequent closure of that business line.
Carta is the de facto market leader in equity management, having long held a dominant position.
Startups using Pulley need to export their data and migrate to an alternative platform (such as Carta, services under AngelList, or other tools) before the shutdown in December.
Pulley competed for early-stage startups dissatisfied with Carta by offering more friendly pricing and a simpler product experience.
Carta, formerly known as eShares, was founded in 2012.
Carta has served more than 40,000 companies and hundreds of venture capital firms, and the value of equity managed on its platform is estimated to exceed $2.5 trillion.
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Platforms like Carta turn the cap table into a real-time, verifiable system of record and connect it with option exercises, 409A valuations, and transaction settlement, thereby greatly compressing the time spent on lawyer review and manual verification in the tender offer process.
50%UnverifiedCarta is an equity management platform that provides cap table management and transaction infrastructure.
50%UnverifiedCarta has served more than 40,000 companies and hundreds of venture capital firms, and the value of equity managed on its platform is estimated to exceed $2.5 trillion.
50%UnverifiedCarta is the de facto market leader in equity management, having long held a dominant position.
50%UnverifiedPulley competed for early-stage startups dissatisfied with Carta by offering more friendly pricing and a simpler product experience.
50%UnverifiedCarta, formerly known as eShares, was founded in 2012.
50%UnverifiedCarta and NewView Capital jointly launched a new program aimed at making it easier for startups to execute tender offers, thereby encouraging more companies to let employees sell shares early.
50%UnverifiedIn 2023, Carta was reported to have attempted to use client equity data to establish a secondary trading market, CartaX, disclosing shareholding information to potential buyers without adequately informing clients, which triggered a trust crisis and led to the subsequent closure of that business line.
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