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Carta Classroom

Carta Classroom

Welcome to your space to learn everything equity, venture capital, ownership, and the Carta platform.

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Carta VC 101 course

Venture Capital 101

Learn the fundamentals of starting a venture capital fund beginning.

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Cap Table 101

Understand cap tables as you’re in the founder’s chair from incorporation to exit of a fictional company.

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Equity 101

Learn everything you need to understand and navigate the power of equity, one step at a time.

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LLC Blueprints

Bring the power of employee ownership to your company with this guide on six LLC equity types and how to implement them.

Build your equity knowledge

The qualified small business stock (QSBS) tax benefit

The QSBS exclusion is a U.S. tax benefit that applies to eligible shareholders of a qualified small business. Learn more about how QSBS works.

What are stock options and how do they work?

What is a 409A valuation?

What is a cap table?

See VC differently with data deep dives

The VC funding market is showing signs of improvement—but not for everyone

With VC deal counts down more than 40% from two years ago, startups are seeking a solution.

Startups, VCs navigate a new-look exit environment in 2023

SAFEs vs. convertible notes: Different sectors prefer different pre-seed structures

Four sector-by-sector takeaways from seed valuations in Q2

Get the latest in private market policy

Founders can now auto-generate 83(b) election forms for early exercise on Carta

Founders on Carta’s platform can now more easily file an 83(b) election, a tax filing that moves up the timing of tax liability to the grant date of equity issuance.

What the SEC’s rule changes mean for private funds

Carta and 19 coalition members author letter to FinCEN

The geography of venture capital: Issue brief

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