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The Cloud 100
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Business Insider
These are the 20 startups that sponsor the most H-1B visas, for immigrants looking to work at pre-IPO companies
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Forbes
A New Model For Economic Growth: Making More Employees Owners
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TechCrunch
Call it venture farming season, because seed rounds are kicking butt
August 23, 2022
TechCrunch
The great shrinking late-stage round
August 22, 2022
Forbes
The Cloud 100
August 6, 2022
TechCrunch
Here’s Carta’s response to venture becoming more global
June 30, 2022
The New York Times
How Founders Decide What They Should Get Paid
June 17, 2022
Protocol
The ‘new normal’ in startups was never normal
May 20, 2022
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O’Shaughnessy
Henry Ward – Transforming Private Markets
April 20, 2022
Bloomberg
Female Executives Confront the Equity Pay Gap
April 14, 2022
Adweek
Steve Nash, Serena Williams, Kerry Washington Talk Equity—in All Its Forms
April 5, 2022
Crunchbase
The Briefing: How Carta Raised $500M Series G, Chime Rings Up $25B Valuation, Uala Lands $350M, And More
August 13, 2021
Business Insider
These are the 20 startups that sponsor the most H-1B visas, for immigrants looking to work at pre-IPO companies
August 12, 2021
The Wall Street Journal
For Black and Latino Workers, Equity Rewards Are Elusive
August 1, 2021
Forbes
A New Model For Economic Growth: Making More Employees Owners
July 6, 2021
Business Insider
Startup employees should ask these 3 key questions if their company goes public through a SPAC
May 12, 2021
The Business Times
US unicorn Carta launhces in Singapore to helpl South-east Asian startups manage equity
April 27, 2021
Crunchbase
Here’s What You Need To Know About Equity If You’ve Been Laid Off
March 30, 2020
Fast Company
This $1.7 billion business helps private company employees manage their stock and options even before an IPO
March 10, 2020
SiliconANGLE
Looking to 2019 tech IPOs, fintech startup Carta raises $80M at $800M valuation
December 27, 2019
BizWomen
Only one-fifth of Silicon Valley paper millionaires are women, study finds
November 6, 2019
Fortune
Female Founders and Employees Are Facing a Gender Equity Gap
November 5, 2019
Bloomberg
Vast Majority of Paper Millionaires in Silicon Valley Are Men
November 4, 2019
Axios
Women still own way less startup equity than men
November 4, 2019
Inc.
Carta’s Founder Shares What He Focuses On Now That His Unicorn Company Is Valued at $1.7 Billion
September 18, 2019
Forbes
The Cloud 100 2019
September 11, 2019
Business Insider
Founders and investors whose startups died reveal the traps that killed their companies – and what you can do to avoid them
August 12, 2019
CNBC
Democrats bash corporate greed, but more stocks for all Americans may be a better wealth redistribution method
August 11, 2019
The New York Times
Bad Times in Tech? Not if You’re a Start-Up Serving Other Start-Ups
August 2, 2019
Business Insider
The founder of the billion-dollar startup Carta dissects the pitch decks that helped him raise $448 million
July 21, 2019
The Economist
New firms help startups keep track of their owners
July 6, 2019
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Carta’s Henry Ward says it’s time for investors to share the wealth (and he’s right)
May 6, 2019
Forbes
300 Investor Rejections And 1 Failed Startup Led This Entrepreneur To Build A $1 Billion Business
April 25, 2019
20 Minute VC
Twenty Minute VC: Carta Founder Henry Ward
April 12, 2019
Axios
The gender wealth gap
April 2, 2019
CNBC
April could see IPOs from Uber and Pinterest. Here’s what to expect
April 1, 2019
Bloomberg
Financial Management Startup Carta Is Raising New Funding at a $1.8 Billion Valuation
March 28, 2019
Business Insider
57 startups that will boom in 2019, according to VCs
February 12, 2019
Business Insider
Here are 3 common mistakes founders make when raising their first funding, according to a CEO who’s already raised $150 million for his startup
February 12, 2019
Marie Claire
Hatched at Twitter: Borrowing from the bro playbook, six former colleagues launch an angel investing plan to get in on Silicon Valley’s billions.
February 12, 2019
Business Insider
Here’s the investor deck that $800 million startup Carta used to raise $150 million in venture capital
February 7, 2019
Forbes
Fintech 50 2019: The Newcomers
February 4, 2019
Silicon Valley Business Journal
Carta hits $800 million valuation in $80 million funding round, plans to increase hiring
December 27, 2018
Business Insider
A company that came up with a clever solution to startup stock-options just raised $80 million at a near $1 billion valuation
December 27, 2018
TechCrunch
Cap table management tool Carta valued at $800M with new funding
December 27, 2018
Yahoo Finance
Why race to an IPO? Staying private may be more viable, study suggests
December 18, 2018
Deloitte
Deloitte Fast 500 winners 2018
November 15, 2018
Axios
The lack of diversity among U.S. financial executives
September 23, 2018
Cheddar – ChedHER
Equity Discrepancy between Genders; Twilio’s Diversity Goals
September 21, 2018
CBS News, MoneyWatch
Women founders have a huge problem: Too little equity
September 21, 2018
Business Times
Women Founders Of Startups Own 39 Cents For Every Dollar Men Founders Own – Survey
September 20, 2018
Bloomberg
Women in Silicon Valley Still Face Major Equity Gap
September 20, 2018
USA Today
Think the gender pay gap is bad? Women in tech face an equity gap, and it’s even worse
September 19, 2018
CNBC Make It
A new report highlights Silicon Valley’s stunning gender equity gap
September 19, 2018
Fast Company
For women at startups, the equity gap is worse than the pay gap
September 19, 2018
The Washington Post
Women don’t just face a gender pay gap. They also suffer from a stock options gap.
September 19, 2018
Tech Crunch
The Gap Table: Women own just 9% of startup equity
September 18, 2018
Silicon Valley Business Journal
Equity gap? Women at startups get far less than male counterparts
September 18, 2018
SF Chronicle
Silicon Valley underpays women in stock options, too, study says
September 18, 2018
Quartz
The other gender pay gap: Women hold only 20% of employee equity
September 18, 2018
The Next Web
Women get just 47 cents in equity for every $1 awarded to male colleagues
September 18, 2018
Fortune
Wage Gap, Meet Equity Gap: Women Hold Only 9% of Startup Equity
September 18, 2018
CNBC
Women in Silicon Valley own less than half the startup equity men own, a new study says
September 18, 2018
CNBC
Women lose out on start-up equity in Silicon Valley
September 18, 2018
Bloomberg
Women in Silicon Valley Have Half the Options
September 18, 2018
Bloomberg
SV Women Face Equity Gap (Podcast)
September 18, 2018
The Wall Street Journal
Pay Gap? For Women at Startups, the Equity Gap is Worse
September 18, 2018
Wall Street Journal
Tokenized Equity Brings New Way to Raise Capital, but Questions Remain
June 14, 2018
Silicon Slopes
Carta And Salt Lake City: Why?
May 29, 2018
Fast Company
2017’s Best and Worst Brand Names-And 3 Naming Trends For 2018
January 9, 2018
Business Insider
50 startups that will boom in 2018, according to VCs
November 25, 2017
CNBC
29 start-ups that prove Silicon Valley innovation isn’t dead
November 14, 2017
Tech Crunch
eShares raises $42 million to manage equity compensation and investments
October 11, 2017
CNBC
Meet the start-up making it easier to buy and sell shares in private companies
October 11, 2017
Axios
eShares raises $41 million to play both sides of tech IPOs
October 11, 2017
Axios
Top of the Morning
October 11, 2017
Tech Crunch
eShares, Now Valued At $77 Million, Looks Far Beyond Silicon Valley
August 18, 2015