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Post-money SAFEs with a valuation cap have become the dominant mechanism for pre-seed fundraising. In 2026, those valuation caps are climbing higher and higher.

Learn how to draft your startup's team like an NBA front office with Carta's latest, exclusive analysis: The Total Comp Scouting Report.

Peter sits down with Ben Orthlieb, Founding Partner at Blue Moon VC, for a look under the hood of a firm that has completely re-engineered the venture capital process using AI.

Is the "co-founder mandate" dead? This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Julian Weisser, founder of On Deck and SoloFounders.com, to unpack the data behind a massive shift in the startup ecosystem: solo founders now make up over a third of all new companies.

Peter sits down with Vivek Ladsariya, Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs, for a deep dive into the Seattle startup ecosystem and the evolving world of venture studios.

Data from more than 1,500 corporations and 500 LLCs that are backed by private equity firms sheds new light on how equity compensation works within the multitrillion-dollar industry.

New fund vintages rarely perform well in their first years of existence. But funds from 2021 and 2022 are trailing behind other recent vintages at the same point.

Peter Walker is joined by Charles Hudson (Managing Partner and Founder, Precursor Ventures and writer of the Venture Reflections Substack) for a deep and far-reaching discussion on pre-seed deals, the differences between multi-stage and small funds, and the investing that will work in this AI dominated market.

In this episode, we read your questions for a special pre-seed focused Data Minute Q&A. Using information from the State of Pre-Seed: Q1 2024 report, Peter Walker uses five charts to answer five questions related to pre-seed fundraising.

Peter Walker sits down with Darcy Casarella (Director of Talent, NEA) for a wide-ranging discussion all about how founders should think about compensation and how to structure teams.

Carta’s Ownership Trends in Private Equity report offers a first look into the shift toward employee ownership in private equity-backed companies.