Founded in 2012, Carta operates in cap table management / equity software. The latest valuation stands at $8.5B. The stock is not listed on any public market.
2 valuations. The latest, $7.4B post-money, was set by the Series G in Aug 2021.
Menlo VenturesLEAD
Social CapitalLEAD
Andreessen HorowitzLEAD
Silver LakeLEADTTribe CapitalLEADMMeritech Capital PartnersLEAD
Spark CapitalLEADMenlo VenturesSocial CapitalAndreessen HorowitzSilver LakeCarta, originally founded as eShares in 2012 by Henry Ward and Manu Kumar, is a San Francisco technology company that builds capitalization table management and valuation software. Its platform digitizes stock certificates, options, warrants and derivatives so companies, investors and employees can manage equity and track ownership, and the company took the Carta name in 2017, inspired by the Magna Carta.
Carta later expanded into fund administration and acquired the London-based equity platforms Vauban and Capdesk along with the venture forecasting tool Tactyc, and in May 2026 it acquired the legal and compliance platform Avantia to launch Carta Law. The company operated a private stock exchange called CartaX from 2021 until shutting it down in 2024.
Listed funds carry late-stage private names. A fund's latest schedule of investments shows whether it holds Carta.
Often trade at a premium or discount to NAV.
Platforms match existing holders with buyers. Carta availability at any moment is set by the holders.
High minimums, transfer approval, company right-of-first-refusal.
Valuations, rounds and IPO status for every company in the directory — Carta included.
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No. Carta is a private company; its shares do not trade on a public exchange.
The last valuation is $8.5B.
Lead investors for each round are in the funding timeline.
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