At the two-year point, venture funds from the 2022 vintage have deployed just 43% of their available capital—the lowest rate after two years of any recent vintage.

Dilution levels in new venture deals have been declining across most startup stages. What’s behind this significant shift in the fundraising market?

Our second annual Ownership Trends in Private Equity report provides a status update on the progress private equity has made toward the commitment to expand employee ownership.

The average startup salary still stretches a lot further in up-and-coming industry hubs like Austin, Nashville, San Diego, and Denver than it does in San Francisco. But not quite as far as it used to.

Startups were the target in 158 M&A transactions logged on Carta in Q2, the highest quarterly total in the past two years.

Join Carta's Head of Insights, Peter Walker, as he breaks down the data that's fueling today's most fascinating trends in startups, VC, and the private market ecosystem.