Blog Overview

Australia’s pro-equity culture and evolving regulatory landscape have made employee share ownership plans essential for startup success. Learn about ESOP implementation, tax, and compliance.

SEC backs capital formation reforms and signals interest in expanding retail access to private markets with additional guardrails, while Congress faces a likely government shutdown and new H-1B restrictions spark concern across the innovation ecosystem.

The next evolution of valuation tools streamlines processes, increases data visibility, and builds trust with LPs and auditors.

The percentage of venture funds on Carta that have begun to return capital to their LPs jumped noticeably in Q2 for every vintage from 2017 through 2023, as investors demonstrated a new urgency around generating DPI.

In Q2, 16.6% of all venture capital raised came from bridge rounds, up from 11.8% during the same period last year. What’s behind the recent bump?

Series A deal count on Carta was down 18% year over year, while cash raised declined by 23%. But valuations at the stage keep going up.