Free Carta for Startups

Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can focus on building the future. Manage all things equity in one place, including cap tables, valuations, fundraising, issuing shares, expense accounting, and equity planning. Trusted by thousands of startups and investors, Carta changes how companies, investors, and employees manage equity and ownership.

Useful resources:

• Carta Demo Site

• Free SAFEs & Notes Calculator

• Founder Resource Center

For early-stage startups with up to $1M in funding and 25 stakeholders, consider signing up for the free Carta Launch Plan. This plan is perfect for early-stage startups preparing for fundraising, closing SAFEs, and issuing equity to employees.

Carta, a distinguished FFL Startup Accelerator alum, extends a special offer to all FFL members for a free first year of Carta's Build or Grow plan w/ 409A valuations and 83(b) electronic filing and waived implementation fees. Please note this offer is available to new Carta Build or Grow customers and will not be applied retroactively to existing customers.

What Our Founders Say

We became interested in FFL because of the benefits but found the group to be very high quality and discussions incredibly insightful.

- Josh Horowitz, Co-Founder and CTO

Being a part of the FFL community and having the opportunity to interact with other founders has been invaluable for my business.

- Nicole Thomas, Founder and CEO

FFL offers a unique forum to meet other founders and share our common experience on how to tackle challenges we all face in one way or another. The collective wisdom vs. time invested is well worth it and goes beyond the perks (which are nice too)!

- Ernesto Del Valle, Co-Founder

If you are a founder starting a new company, you should definitely check out the acceleration class by Founder Friendly Labs. We did it a couple of years ago, and found it truly valuable in terms of advice, companion, and perks.

- Zheng "Bruce" Li, Co-Founder

FFL is a great way to secure benefits that can help your start up as well as to network with and learn from other entrepreneurs facing similar challenges to you.

- Sunil Saha, Co-Founder and CEO

How It Works

We understand founders are busy, so we offer a simplified, low-commitment experience. FFL does not take any equity. Learn more about the program.

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