Carta was founded as eShares in 2012 by entrepreneur Henry Ward and serial investor Manu Kumar. Ward became CEO and Kumar became the company's Chairman. The company launched when the founders saw a need for venture-backed companies to electronically manage equity, issue securities, and track their cap tables.

Carta is a global ownership management platform that helps companies, investors, and employees manage equity and ownership. Almost every technology company is a complex web of equity ownership from the founders to the investors to the employees. Managing that process is a combination of strike prices and share counts.

Legal Name eShares, Inc. DBA Carta, Inc.

Carta is a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Download the Carta app to manage all things equity - from accepting equity grants to exercising your options.