Startup profile for Carta: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (growth), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Carta

Equity management and cap table platform for private companies and funds.

Stage

growth

Status

private

Coverage

full

Why Carta is interesting

Carta is the OS for private market ownership. Founders, employees, and funds all touch it — category-defining B2B fintech.

Key facts

  • Series E (May 2019): $300M at $1.7B led by a16z; Lightspeed, Thrive, Tiger Global, Menlo participated (Carta blog)
  • Series G (Aug 2021): $500M at $7.4B led by Silver Lake (TechCrunch)
  • Source: https://carta.com/blog/seriese/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Carta's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Industries

Fintech Enterprise SaaS

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FAQs about Carta

Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.

Carta manages cap tables, equity compensation, 409A valuations, and fund administration for private companies and venture funds — the default ownership OS for startups.
Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz) led the $300M Series E in 2019. Lightspeed (see /fund/lightspeed-venture-partners-nyc), Thrive Capital (see /fund/thrive-capital), Tiger Global (see /fund/tiger-global-management), and Menlo Ventures (see /fund/menlo-ventures) also participated.
Growth stage — Series G ($500M, August 2021 at $7.4B) was the last major disclosed round. Carta remains private.
Founders, employees, and funds all touch Carta — it is category-defining infrastructure for private-market ownership and equity administration.
No — Carta remains private.

Last updated: 2026-07-24