Private Equities
CA

Carta

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Cap table, equity, and fund administration

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Cap Table Equity Fund Admin

Overview

Carta is a leading equity-management platform providing cap-table management, 409A valuations, and equity administration for companies, plus fund administration and portfolio tools for investors. It is widely used across startups and their investors.

Key features

  • Cap-table management
  • 409A valuations
  • Equity and option administration
  • Fund administration
  • Investor and portfolio insights
  • Scenario modeling

Pros

  • Standard-setting cap-table platform
  • Combines company and investor tooling
  • Strong equity administration

Cons

  • Pricing scales quickly with growth
  • Fund admin has faced service-quality criticism

What people say

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"The default for cap table and 409As — our investors expect us to be on it."
Chief Financial Officer
Venture-backed portfolio company

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