Carta operates a unified platform for managing the private capital ecosystem. The company provides software that digitizes and connects data, workflows, and people across cap table management, equity compensation, fund administration, portfolio valuations, and investor reporting. The platform serves over 50,000 companies across more than 160 countries and manages $4.2 trillion in total equity value, including 85% of US unicorns.
The platform addresses a fragmented market in which founders, investors, employees, and advisors rely on disconnected systems and paper-based processes. Carta's core function is to create an interconnected ownership graph that brings public-markets-like infrastructure to private capital. The system connects general partners, limited partners, company executives, and employees within a single digital environment.
The company's scope covers the full lifecycle of private capital. Startups use it to manage cap tables and administer equity compensation; fund managers use it for portfolio administration and valuations; and investors use reporting tools to track their holdings. By centralizing these previously siloed functions, Carta aims to reduce inefficiencies and increase transparency across the private markets.
