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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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Equity in business: A founder's perspective
Equity
December 2025
Equity in business: A founder's perspective
Learn the fundamentals of company equity, including the different types you will issue and how to manage ownership as you build your business.
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How stock options work
Equity
December 2025
How stock options work
Learn the fundamentals of stock options, including the different types, how they are granted and vested, and the process for exercising and paying taxes.
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OpenAI Eliminates the 1-Year Vesting Cliff for Employees
article
December 2025
OpenAI Eliminates the 1-Year Vesting Cliff for Employees
OpenAI's move to day-one equity vesting is a dramatic change designed to win the talent war against other AI labs competing for the same scarce engineering...
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LLC distributions
Limited Liability Companies
December 2025
LLC distributions
Learn how LLC distributions work, including how to split profits, manage taxes for single-member and multi-member LLCs, and maintain clean records.
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Seed Founders Need to Make Their Capital Last 1000 Days
article
December 2025
Seed Founders Need to Make Their Capital Last 1000 Days
With median time from seed to Series A now over 2 years, founders must extend runway well beyond 18 months—1,000 days has become the new target for...
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INVEST Act passes in the House with momentum toward the Senate
Policy Newsletter
December 2025
INVEST Act passes in the House with momentum toward the Senate
The House passes the bipartisan INVEST Act to expand access to private markets, as the SEC shifts leadership and regulatory tone, and the White House pushes to preempt state AI laws through executive action.
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How Money Raised Translates to Valuation at Each Stage
article
December 2025
How Money Raised Translates to Valuation at Each Stage
A reference table showing how cash raised at each stage maps to expected valuation ranges from seed through Series C—based on 2025 Carta round data.
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The Median First Engineer Equity Grant Is 1.54 Percent
article
December 2025
The Median First Engineer Equity Grant Is 1.54 Percent
The median equity for a founding engineer is 1.54%—with a wide 25th to 75th percentile range of 0.61% to 3.5%—so 1% is actually below the middle of the market.
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VCs Don't Like Solo Founders but Should They
article
December 2025
VCs Don't Like Solo Founders but Should They
Solo founders now make up 36% of new Carta startups but still receive a disproportionately small share of VC dollars compared to founding teams with cofounders.
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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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Most Founders Should Ignore the 475M Seed Round Headlines
article
December 2025
Most Founders Should Ignore the 475M Seed Round Headlines
The M seed headline is almost entirely chip companies and AI research labs—real seed benchmarks show .5M-M as median, with 70% of rounds under M.
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