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State of Private Markets: Q2 2022
Venture capital is in a slowdown, but not a freefall. For the past two quarters, the number of rounds and the amount of cash raised on the Carta platform both declined, deepening the downturn in venture investment. However, the decline in Q2 wasn’t as steep as it was in Q1. Whereas Q1 saw a 27% […]
The Carta liquidity report: Q2 2022
The volume of secondary transactions on Carta remained robust, reflecting momentum from a record-breaking 2021 for venture capital. Q2 saw a 68% quarter-over-quarter growth in number of transactions, a 136% increase in transaction value, and an 85% increase in participants. But the second half of the year is unlikely to maintain this pace. Inflation, rising […]
State of Private Markets: Q1 2022
Our customers place ongoing trust in Carta to manage data across over 28,000 companies and $2.5 trillion in equity. We see it as our responsibility to share the insights that come from that unmatched amount of data about the private market to help investors, founders, and employees make informed decisions and understand market conditions.  In […]
The Carta liquidity report: Q1 2022
According to Carta data, the market for secondary liquidity is still heating up.
Fund I report: 2021 year in review
For venture capital, more money has led to new challenges. With U.S. venture smashing records for funds raised and funds deployed in 2021, the sector has become more competitive on both sides of the table: Entrepreneurs are able to be more selective about who they invite onto their cap tables, and VCs are fielding increased […]
State of Private Markets: Q4 2021 and year in review
To help investors, founders, and employees make decisions and benchmark past performance, Carta regularly shares insights from our private market data. Here’s what we saw in 2021: An astonishing new high in rounds and money raised. The number of rounds on the Carta platform increased 31% over 2020, and the total amount of capital more […]