Startup profile for Carta: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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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 snapshot

Latest 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

Source links not recorded Last verified: 2026-07-25

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. Founders, employees, and funds all touch it — category-defining B2B fintech.

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

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.

Andreessen Horowitz Lightspeed Venture Partners Thrive Capital Tiger Global Management Menlo Ventures

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.

  • Pulley direct

    Cap table for early-stage at lower price.

  • Shareworks incumbent

    Enterprise equity compensation.

  • AngelList Stack adjacent

    Cap table plus fundraising tools.

Notable stories

  • Renamed from eShares to Carta.
  • Series G at $7.4B in August 2021.

Industries

Fintech Enterprise SaaS

FAQs about Carta

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

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.
Headquarters not publicly disclosed in sources we index.
Founding year not publicly disclosed in sources we index.
Carta has not publicly disclosed profitability.
See fundraising rounds and highlights on this profile for disclosed amounts.
fintech, enterprise-saas
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