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Carta exits secondary trading following credibility hit
Roughly 72 hours after a prominent startup customer complained that Carta was misusing information with which it was entrusted — scaring many of Carta’s tens of thousands of other customers in the process — Carta is exiting the business that landed it in trouble with the customer. Carta co-founder and…
Carta’s CEO reaches out to customers about bad press, alerting them to bad press
In an attempt at damage control, the CEO of the equity management startup Carta, Henry Ward, today emailed customers, telling them that if they are concerned about “negative press” tied…
Charting the future of the early-stage venture market with Carta’s CEO
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is…
Carta, an equity management platform that was last privately valued at $7.4 billion, has cut 10% of its staff, confirming earlier rumors that a workforce reduction was going to happen.…
Carta, previously sued for gender discrimination, is now suing its former CTO
Carta, the 11-year-old, San Francisco-based outfit whose core business is selling software to investors to track their portfolios, has sued its former CTO, Jerry Talton, who the company says was…
Continuum unveils its on-demand access marketplace for top-tier executive talent
Continuum’s model does the outbound work for companies and presents a list of executives, within 48 hours, who are available to start that day, working 15 or 20 hours per…
Lobus raises $6 million for an art management platform on the blockchain
Reshaping ownership proofs in the fine art markets has been one of the blockchain’s clearest real-world use cases. But in recent months as top auction houses have embraced NFTs and…
Citadel ID raises $3.5M for API-delivered income and employment verification
This morning Citadel ID announced a combined $3.5 million raise for its income and employment verification service. The startup provides an API to customer companies, allowing them to rapidly verify…
Carta’s former marketing VP is suing over gender discrimination after spearheading report on unequal pay
Emily Kramer joined the Silicon Valley company Carta to build up the company’s brand. Now, the company’s former VP of marketing is looking to shine a light on Carta for…
Data shows which tech roles might be most vulnerable amid layoffs
Layoffs are having a big impact on industries across the board due to COVID-19. This week alone news came out of massive cuts for TripAdvisor, Lyft, and reportedly Juul and…
Cap table management tool Carta valued at $800M with new funding
Carta, formerly known as eShares, has raised $80 million from Meritech and Tribe Capital.
eShares puts the screws to 409A valuation firms
Every startup that gives employees option grants has to comply with 409A, a section of the U.S. tax code that was established in late 2004 and basically states that a…
