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Q3 2025 VC Fund Performance
Data & Research
December 2025
Q3 2025 VC Fund Performance
The top-tier funds from 2017 and 2018 are on track to provide LPs with the sort of return they likely expected, outpacing the gains they might have achieved in the public markets. Yet most recent funds currently sit well below this mark.
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Solo Founders Report 2025
Data & Research
December 2025
Solo Founders Report 2025
Carta partnered with Solo Founders to provide a comprehensive understanding of the state of solo founders in 2025, based on data from tens of thousands of U.S. companies plus qualitative interviews with founders.
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Fund Economics Report 2025
Data & Research
December 2025
Fund Economics Report 2025
The details of how private funds operate have always remained behind the curtain. Now, Carta provides a never-before-seen glimpse at how VC and PE investors manage and operate their funds.
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How VC secondaries became ‘release valve’ for startup liquidity pressures
Data & Research
December 2025
How VC secondaries became ‘release valve’ for startup liquidity pressures
In recent years, the secondary market has become the primary place where many startups and their investors are able to fill the void created by an extended quiet period in the IPO market.
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Startup salaries are on the rise in 2025—especially for AI engineers
Data & Research
December 2025
Startup salaries are on the rise in 2025—especially for AI engineers
Engineers of all kinds command some of the highest salaries of any startup employees. But the meteoric ascent of AI tools and technology has pushed salaries even higher.
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State of Private Markets Q3 2025
Data & Research
November 2025
State of Private Markets Q3 2025
The industry continued to grow, marked by key trends: Early-stage valuations keep rising, down rounds are growing less frequent, and the Bay Area still reigns supreme. See all the best data in our latest report.
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State of Pre-Seed Q3 2025
Data & Research
November 2025
State of Pre-Seed Q3 2025
The total cash raised and count of instruments both dipped a bit in Q3, but the broader picture shows that total pre-seed funding activity in 2025 will likely outpace 2024.
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New regulations are spurring VC dealmaking in crypto
Data & Research
November 2025
New regulations are spurring VC dealmaking in crypto
Years of regulatory muddiness created uncertainty among crypto startups, but a wave of new regulation could represent an opening of the floodgates for VC funding.
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VC Fund Performance: Q2 2025
Data & Research
September 2025
VC Fund Performance: Q2 2025
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.
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Compared to a year ago, more VC cash is going to bridge rounds
Data & Research
September 2025
Compared to a year ago, more VC cash is going to bridge rounds
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?
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‘Quantity is down, and quality is up’: The new state of Series A fundraising
Data & Research
September 2025
‘Quantity is down, and quality is up’: The new state of Series A fundraising
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.
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Tender offers are helping fill the gap left by venture capital’s IPO lull
Data & Research
September 2025
Tender offers are helping fill the gap left by venture capital’s IPO lull
So far this year, about 61% of tenders administered on Carta involved companies at Series C or later, while the other 39% involved companies between the seed stage and Series B.
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