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Path to GP Table Stakes
Path to GP: A conversation from Table Stakes 2020

Ascending the ranks in venture capital can be a long and complex journey. At 2020 Table Stakes Summit, Sonal Chokshi, Editor in Chief at Andreessen Horowitz, interviews Tyson Clark, General Partner at GV, Kara Nortman, Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and Connie Chan, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz about their career paths and their views […]
Raising Capital Panel
Raising capital: A conversation from Table Stakes 2020

Raising funds is an exciting, stressful, and entirely unique part of every founder’s journey. In our Raising Capital panel at the 2020 Table Stakes Summit, we joined Ade Ajao (co-founder & managing partner, Base10), Isa Watson (founder & CEO, Squad), and Ariel Kaye (founder & CEO, Parachute) for an honest discussion about their fundraising experiences. (This […]
regulating change table stakes recap
Regulating change: A conversation from Table Stakes 2020

Carta’s chief compliance officer, Suzanne Elovic, chats with Pamela Gibbs, director of the SEC’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, to get her thoughts on how the private sector can contribute to these efforts, how the SEC thinks about streamlining access to capital for people and communities of color, and more.
table stakes
The Table Stakes Study: 2020 analysis of equity distribution by gender, race & ethnicity & geography

Women and people of color are underrepresented in the groups that earn the lion’s share of equity. Learn more in this year’s Table Stakes study.
why employees don't exercise stock options
Why employees don’t exercise stock options—and what companies can do to help

Many employees fail to exercise their stock options. We explore why and suggest ways companies can empower employees to become owners.
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Carta’s Private Markets Report – Q3 2020

Carta’s data provides insight into private equity and venture capital. In our Q3 2020 private markets report, we saw the seeds of recovery in VC.