Reed McBride

Reed McBride joined Carta in 2019 and is VP of Strategic Partnerships + Ecosystem at Carta, and an active early-stage investor. Reed started his career as a start-up attorney at Orrick, advising tech companies on billions of dollars of VC and M&A transactions. He then scaled two start-ups over five years, building new teams and leading a diverse range of functions. Reed holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering with Highest Honors from the University of Illinois and a JD from Berkeley Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif and served on the California Law Review. When he's not at work, you can usually find him on a trail with his three kids.

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SAFEs, now automated on Carta
So we asked, what if we could help founders create and issue a SAFE in 30 seconds? No room for mistakes, no Word docs, no manual entries to their cap table, no sending wire instructions, no extra email volume. And what if we could put founders in control of future dilution before they issue their very first SAFE?
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Policy
January 2025
Carta helps new startups comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
Carta Launch will help new startups forming in the U.S. to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act.
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Announcements
June 2024
Carta partners with Vouch to automate insurance for startups
Vouch has built a new kind of insurance company—built by founders for founders. Now Carta and Vouch are partnering to benefit the founders on Carta and the startup ecosystem.
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Announcements
May 2024
Carta and Deel partner to solve international option exercises
Carta and Deel are thrilled to announce a major step forward for our ecosystem: automated global equity compliance.
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Announcements
September 2023
Introducing the Carta Developer Platform
Carta has worked for the past year with more than 25 beta partners to utilize our growing suite of APIs. Now we're expanding these capabilities.
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Carta
August 2022
Use Firstbase to automatically create a cap table on Carta Launch
Today, we’re announcing the integration of Carta Launch with Firstbase so you can focus on building your company instead of your cap table.
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Founder Education
June 2020
SAFE and convertible note calculator
If you're fundraising, check out our free SAFE and convertible note calculator to understand the potential future impact before they convert in a priced round.
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