Learning Lab recap: Preparing to Issue Equity -- May 5, 2026 | Carta Community
Learning Lab recap: Preparing to Issue Equity -- May 5, 2026
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Agenda
- Introduction to Carta Learning Lab
- Community Engagement and Resources
- Speaker's Background and Experience
- Managing Share Classes
- Live Demo Introduction
- Interactive Session Encouragement
- User Permissions Overview
- Signatories and Equity Awards
- Company Contacts Importance
- Transaction Settings for Employees
- HRIS Integration Overview
- Equity Building Blocks
- Amending Equity Incentive Plans
- Creating New Equity Incentive Plans
- Vesting and Securities Templates
- Issuing Equity Awards Process
- Q&A Session
- Legal Considerations for Equity Issuance
- Closing Remarks and Future Communication
Recap highlights:
Users and permissions: Full access users are the only ones authorized to make changes to the cap table and issue equity. Brianne walked through the differences between full access, company editor, HR admin, and view-only roles.
Board members and signatories: How to add directors and observers, designate company signatories, and manage contacts within Carta.
Updating share classes: Using Carta's document reader to automatically extract share class details from articles of incorporation after a new funding round.
Amending equity incentive plans: How to increase a share pool size and configure exercise periods correctly so termination calculations work as expected.
Document sets and templates: Creating reusable document sets and vesting schedule templates for ISOs and NSOs, including a new Carta feature for customizable blank fields.
HRIS integration: How to connect your HRIS to import employee data in bulk for drafting equity awards.
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