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Carta funding, valuation and investors
Equity management and cap table platform for private companies and funds.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series G
$500M · August 2021
Latest known valuation
$7.4B
Series G · August 2021
Total disclosed equity funding
$800M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · San Francisco, California
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Silver Lake
Overview
Carta is the default cap table and equity management platform for private companies and venture funds — handling cap tables, 409A valuations, equity compensation, and fund administration.
Why Carta is interesting
Carta is the OS for private market ownership. On September 15, 2026 Pulley named Carta as the exclusive migration partner while announcing a December 8 wind-down — not a printed acquisition of Pulley. See /startup/pulley.
Product & use cases
Cap table management, 409A valuations, equity compensation, and fund LP reporting.
- Startup cap table from incorporation through exit
- 409A valuations for stock option grants
- Fund administration for venture capital firms
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/
Funding history (newest first)
Series G
2021-08 $500M Valuation: $7.4B- Silver Lake (lead)
Series E
2019-05 $300M Valuation: $1.7B- Andreessen Horowitz (lead)
- Lightspeed Venture Partners (participant)
- Thrive Capital (participant)
- Tiger Global Management (participant)
Source: Read source · carta.com
Competitive landscape
Edge: Carta is the OS for private market ownership. Founders, employees, and funds all touch it — category-defining B2B fintech.
Carta operates in fintech, enterprise-saas. Carta is the OS for private market ownership. Founders, employees, and funds all touch it — category-defining B2B fintech.
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Pulley direct
YC W20 cap-table challenger. Company homepage (Sep 15–16, 2026): cease operations December 8, 2026; Carta named exclusive migration partner — not a printed acquisition. See /startup/pulley and /2026-pulley-shutdown-carta-migration.
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Shareworks incumbent
Enterprise equity compensation.
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AngelList Stack adjacent
Cap table plus fundraising tools.
Notable stories
- Renamed from eShares to Carta.
- Series G at $7.4B in August 2021.
Market / IPO context
Editorial / static context — not a live quote.
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