# Henry Ward, CEO > Henry Ward, CEO. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/henry-ward (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Henry Ward CEO at [Carta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carta) Latest rounds - **Wispr Flow** Series A · $30M Jun 2025 Backs *AI* *Consumer Apps* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Jun 2025 - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +3 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Carta Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=henry-ward)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=henry-ward) ## The firm [**Carta Ventures** Corporate VC · US **0** cheques in 12 months **1** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carta) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $30M - **Active:** 2025 2025 - [Wispr Flow](https://millionrounds.com/company/wispr-flow) *Series A* **$30M** *US* Jun 2025 Joined · +6 investors By stage - Series A **1** What they backed AI **1** Consumer Apps **1** Alongside - [8VC *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) - [Evan Sharp *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evan-sharp) - [Flo Crivelli *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flo-crivelli) - [Kenneth Schlenker *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kenneth-schlenker) - [Menlo Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) - [NEA *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Airbase](https://millionrounds.com/startup/airbase-2) - [Arch](https://millionrounds.com/company/arch) - [Firstbase.io](https://millionrounds.com/startup/firstbase-io) - [Kalepa](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kalepa) - [Lobus](https://millionrounds.com/startup/lobus) - [MOLTEN](https://millionrounds.com/startup/molten) - [Relyance AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/relyance-ai) - [Tilled](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tilled) - [withco](https://millionrounds.com/startup/withco) - On Deck ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)** EO of the General Partner on 20 filings · since 2023 - SEC Form D · Company raising **eShares Inc** Executive Officer, Director since 2021 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Carta Ventures - [**Michael Wu** SVP, Deputy General Counsel *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-wu-2) - [**Alexis Teixeira** Chief of Staff *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alexis-teixeira) - [**Brianne Gaultiere** Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brianne-gaultiere) - [**Jason Raziano** Director, Strategy & Incubation *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-raziano) - [**Maxwell Estes** Angle Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/maxwell-estes) - [**Nicole Stanners** Executive Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/nicole-stanners) - [**Vrushali Paunikar** Chief Product Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/vrushali-paunikar) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 6 Aug 2025 · 37 min Carta’s Path to $500M ARR, Raising $1B, & Why PE is The Future | Henry Ward, CEO With [Henry Ward](https://millionrounds.com/person/henry-ward) Mentions [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) · 31 Jan 2025 · 35 min E134: How I Accidentally Started a Billion Dollar Tech Company w/Carta CEO Henry Ward With [Henry Ward](https://millionrounds.com/person/henry-ward) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) · 20 Dec 2022 · 54 min Carta CEO Henry Ward on the Ownership Era and what it means for the future of private markets With [Henry Ward](https://millionrounds.com/person/henry-ward) Mentions [Tribe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribe-capital)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 21 Apr 2022 · 1h 24m Henry Ward - Transforming Private Markets - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 273] With [Henry Ward](https://millionrounds.com/person/henry-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 12 Apr 2019 · 42 min 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 With [Henry Ward](https://millionrounds.com/person/henry-ward) Mentions [K9 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures)[Ryan Petersen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-petersen)[Stewart Butterfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stewart-butterfield)[Taavet Hinrikus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taavet-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 6 Jan 2017 · 25 min 20VC: 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 With [Henry Ward](https://millionrounds.com/person/henry-ward) Mentions [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[Tim Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-draper)[Kamal Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/person/kamal-ravikant)[Manu Kumar](https://millionrounds.com/person/manu-kumar)[Semil Shah](https://millionrounds.com/person/semil-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Henry Ward in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 7 Mar 2025 · 41 min What Founders Get Wrong About Scaling – With Carta’s CEO Mentions [Henry Ward](https://millionrounds.com/person/henry-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 8 Jun 2023 · 31 min Charting the future of the early-stage venture market with Carta’s CEO Mentions [Henry Ward](https://millionrounds.com/person/henry-ward) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 29 Jan 2018 · 24 min 20VC: 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 With [Andrew Parker](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-parker-3)[Brad Burnham](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-burnham) Mentions [Fred Wilson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-wilson)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)[Henry Ward](https://millionrounds.com/person/henry-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=henry-ward). ## Find people like Henry Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)