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Policy Newsletter
March 2024
SEC’s climate rule may spare private companies
Tax package remains in jeopardy over backlash from Senate Republicans.
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Equity Education
March 2024
Tear sheets
A tear sheet helps LPs understand how their investment is performing. Download our tear sheet example to get started...
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Data & Research
February 2024
Startup M&A is holding steady despite an IPO chill
Between Q1 2021 and Q1 2022, the number of M&A deals targeting startups on Carta increased by 79%.
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Data & Research
February 2024
In a slowing seed market, raising VC isn’t a founder’s only option
As the count of new seed deals steadily shrinks, some founders are finding new funding paths.
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Policy Newsletter
February 2024
Without a deal, one week remains until partial government shutdown
House expected to consider capital markets package in March.
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Data & Research
February 2024
A sharp divide in valuation step-up multiples emerged in Q4
Valuation step-up multiples trended up last year at Series A and Series B. Series C was a different story.
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Founder Education
February 2024
Building your founding team
In this article, we’ll cover the various startup positions, when to bring on which type of founding team member, and...
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Equity Education
February 2024
Employee equity in France: understanding BSPCEs
Employee ownership schemes are now available to a wider pool of French workers than ever before, including the most...
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Policy Newsletter
February 2024
Investment advisers served new illicit-finance regulations from Treasury
Tax bill restoring R&D provisions still in limbo.
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Limited Liability Companies
February 2024
How to transfer LLC ownership
Learn how it works when a member wants to transfer LLC ownership, including guidelines for how to conduct partial and...
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Compensation
February 2024
Salary bands
Creating a structure for how much a company pays employees within a job level is a big part of compensation strategy...
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Carta 2024 Innovators Summit
February 2024
Innovative go-to-market strategies: The importance of storytelling in B2B
The Emergence Capital partner and content expert explains why knowing your audience deeply is the key to addressing...
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