San Francisco, US · Partner
Henry Ward
The firm
Carta VenturesCorporate VC · US0cheques in 12 months1all time0ledquietRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 1
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $30M
- Active
- 2025
Wispr FlowSeries A$30MUSJoined · +6 investors
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Companies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundDavid CohenEO of the General Partneron 20 filings · since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raisingeShares IncExecutive Officer, Directorsince 2021
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Carta’s Path to $500M ARR, Raising $1B, & Why PE is The Future | Henry Ward, CEO
WithHenry Ward
MentionsPeter Thiel
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Henry Ward, CEO of Carta, joins Sourcery to share how the company scaled to nearly $500M in ARR, raised $1B across seven rounds, and evolved from a startup serving cap tables to a platform targeting massive markets like private equity and private credit. Ward discusses the Peter Thiel-inspired… More on the show's page
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E134: How I Accidentally Started a Billion Dollar Tech Company w/Carta CEO Henry Ward
WithHenry Ward
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In this episode of How I Invest, I dive deep into a conversation with Henry Ward, CEO of Carta, to discuss his journey building one of the most transformative companies in private market infrastructure. From cap table management to fund administration and beyond, Henry shares his insights on… More on the show's page
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Carta CEO Henry Ward on the Ownership Era and what it means for the future of private markets
WithHenry Ward
MentionsTribe CapitalUnion Square Ventures
About this episode
We have a special episode today on Alt Goes Mainstream. Our guest today is Henry Ward , the CEO and co-founder of Carta, one of the most innovative and exciting companies in private markets. Henry founded Carta from the kernel of an idea and they are now trusted by over 30,000 companies, 5,000… More on the show's page
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Henry Ward - Transforming Private Markets - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 273]
WithHenry Ward
About this episode
My guest today is Henry Ward, co-founder and CEO of Carta. Started in 2012, Carta helps companies and investors manage their cap tables, equity plans, and ownership. Last year, they launched CartaX, a platform for private companies and their employees to access secondary market liquidity. Our… More on the show's page
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20VC: Carta Founder Henry Ward on Why The Best Companies Are Not Product Led But Distribution Led, 3 Requirements Needed For A New Market/Investment To Be Exciting and Why Small Markets Are So Attractive
WithHenry Ward
MentionsK9 VenturesRyan PetersenStewart ButterfieldTaavet Hinrikus
About this episode
Henry Ward is the Founder & CEO @ Carta , the startup that helps private companies, public companies, and investors manage their cap tables, valuations, investments, and equity plans. To date, Henry has raised over $147m in funding from some of the industries leading investors in USV, Spark, K9… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page20VC: eShares' Henry Ward on Why Portfolio Theory Is Wrong? Why Investors Will Never Take Market Risk & Why You have To Have A Line of Sight To A $Bn Outcome
WithHenry Ward
MentionsSV AngelTim DraperKamal RavikantManu KumarSemil Shah
About this episode
Henry Ward is the Founder & CEO @ eShares , the No 1 cap table management platform providing equity management, 409A valuations and liquidity all in one place. They are backed by leading investors and past guests including USV, SV Angel, Spark Capital, Semil Shah, Manu Kumar, Tim Draper and Kamal… More on the show's page
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What Founders Get Wrong About Scaling – With Carta’s CEO
MentionsHenry Ward
About this episode
Henry Ward, cofounder and CEO of Carta, has spent over a decade scaling his company from an early-stage startup to a 2,000-person industry leader. In this a16z Speedrun conversation with Games partner Josh Lu, Henry shares hard-earned lessons on: Hiring missionaries vs. mercenaries, and how to… More on the show's page
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Charting the future of the early-stage venture market with Carta’s CEO
MentionsHenry Ward
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This week, we had Carta CEO Henry Ward on to chat through the early-stage market with us. Alex had a grip of data and a sheaf of questions, so here's what we got into: The current state of the early-stage venture capital market: From Ward's perspective, the early-stage market is in better shape… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page20VC: Investing Lessons From Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham @ USV, How CEO's Can Operationally Utilise Their Board & The Single Most Important Quality of A CEO with Andrew Parker, General Partner @ Spark Capital
MentionsFred WilsonUnion Square VenturesHenry Ward
About this episode
Andrew Parker is a General Partner @ Spark Capital , one of the best performing funds of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Twitter, Slack, Oculus, Medium, PostMates, Cruise (acq $1Bn) the list goes on. As for Andrew, he has led Spark's investments in Carta , Kik ,… More on the show's page
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