Carta, Inc. (formerly eShares) is a San Francisco-based technology company founded in 2012 by Henry Ward and Manu Kumar. It offers an intelligent platform that connects data, workflows, and people driving private capital operations. Carta's software helps companies manage capitalization tables, valuations, portfolio investments, and equity plans, enabling digital issuance of share certificates. Its product suite includes Carta Equity Suite, Carta Fund ERP, and Carta Law, which integrates AI-native legal and compliance solutions for private markets. The platform serves over 50,000 companies in 160+ countries and supports 9,000+ funds and SPVs with over $220B in assets under management.