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Carta
Software and services platform providing infrastructure for innovators
- 1001+ employees
- Fintech
- B2B
- Investing
- Union Square, San Francisco, CA
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Company mission
To create more owners across the world and revolutionize how capital markets operate. Carta believes that by providing the infrastructure that fuels innovation, it lowers the barriers to entry and moves the world forward into an era of ownership.
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Carta offers an all-in-one equity management platform for startups. This California-based fin-tech makes managing equity within startups simple. As many startups are initially held by private individuals, it can be difficult for shareholders to allocate or offload shares transparently. Carta is a transfer agent for private companies that enables seed-stage to pre-IPO companies to manage equity electronically with the participation of their shareholders, employees, auditors, and legal counsel. It digitizes paper stock certificates along with stock options, warrants, and derivatives to create a real-time image of who owns what at a startup.
The firm has a host of high-profile backers and investors, including Goldman Sachs, Draper VC, and k9 Ventures, one of the original investors in ridesharing app Lyft. In early 2021 Carta announced a new service, CartaX. A trading platform and funding avenue with regulatory and compliance procedures built-in.
Carta's goal is to create the first 'private stock market for companies.' Other players have recently been making waves, most notably Caplight and Forge, both of which offer shares in private and pre-IPO companies. Now well established as the destination for startups, Carta is on track to maintain a controlling position in this previously untapped industry.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Carta Business School
- Fertility coverage and parental leave
- Book reimbursement
- Mental health coverage
- 401K matching
- Liquidity events
Company values
- We act as owners
- We are masters of our craft
- We solve problems
- We play in the open
- We have a bias to action
- We seek to simplify
- We embrace constraints
- We optimize first derivatives
- We are accountable
- We live our mission
- We do the right thing
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Aug 2021
$500m
SERIES G
May 2020
$180m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.1bn
This company has top investors
Leadership
Henry Ward
(CEO)Background in finance and technology, they were the Founder and CEO of Secondsight, a portfolio optimization platform for retail investors before founding Carta.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Carta
Mita Mallick (Head of Inclusion, Equity, and Impact)
- "We strive to build a more fair and inclusive financial world, and that begins with an internal culture that reflects those values." - Mita Mallick
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Thoughtful onboarding (2)
Challenging work (1)
Meaningful work (1)
Nice people (1)
Intelligent people (1)
Hard working team (1)
Open and honest communication (1)
Focus on employee wellbeing (1)
Carta puts great care into the onboarding process. New hires aren't overwhelmed with work from day one. From the new hire welcome package to presentations from colleagues across departments, new hires are given the time and space to ramp up.
People, HR, Recruitment
Thoughtful onboarding
May 2023
I continue to be impressed by the thoughtfulness and engagement demonstrated by my colleagues. The questions asked and observations shared reflect a high level of curiosity and reflection. I continue to be challenged to refine my craft here.
People, HR, Recruitment
Intelligent people
May 2023
Projects at Carta are stimulating and challenging, even for experienced hires. We're encouraged to question norms and search for improvements. Our work is impactful and our successes are highlighted to the broader organization.
People, HR, Recruitment
Challenging work
May 2023
Carta has some of the best employees! As soon as I started working here, everyone was collaborative and willing to share their tribal knowledge. Any questions I had were happily answered. I truly felt like I was a part of a team from day 1.
Sales & Account Management
Hard working team
May 2023
As someone without a finance or tech background, Carta offered daily trainings to transition into this industry. From Equity 101 courses, to what it means to be a VC, to how to use every product on Carta, I felt ready to do my job accurately.
Sales & Account Management
Thoughtful onboarding
May 2023
When Carta says unlimited PTO, they truly want you to take the time to focus on yourself. Whether you need a mental health day here or there, or want to extend a trip, I have found that managers have been supportive in recharging and coming back ready to be my best.
Sales & Account Management
Focus on employee wellbeing
May 2023
It's not hard to feel connected to Carta's mission of creating more owners and help them in defining solutions to the equity gap. In regard to culture, there are ample opportunities for me to join ERG's and connect with communities I am passionate about in order to make a difference.
Marketing
Meaningful work
May 2023
The employee at Carta are exceptionally nice. Onboarding was designed for new hires to meet and connect with other employees outside of their teams to create a culture of collaboration. So many times Cartan's have put time on my calendar just to chat and formally introduce themselves.
Marketing
Nice people
May 2023
Carta has weekly town halls and what's called a 'show and tell' where employees have the platform to talk about the work they do. In both of these meetings, leadership has been extremely transparent about the state of the business and value all employees no matter what level. They make it a point to share company news and updates at multiple points throughout the week.
Marketing
Open and honest communication
May 2023
