State of Private Markets: Recession Preparedness
Economic conditions have shifted in the last six months and the VC ecosystem is watching closely for cues on what to do and how to think about the future state of private markets.
Carta is in the unique position to share trends that come from an unmatched amount of data about the private market to help investors, founders, and employees understand conditions and make informed decisions.
Join us alongside a panel of experts for a live virtual event, State of Private Markets: Recession Preparedness, on August 31st at 12pm PST, to uncover shifting market insights. Including:
- Fundraising: Time between venture rounds is widening, especially between Series A and B
- The percentage of capital going to companies at Series E and beyond has shrunk significantly
- Valuations have retreated by the widest margin in Series D and above
- Extended layoffs have begun to impact employee decisions to leave their current roles
Q&A: The event will conclude with a Q&A session with our expert panelists to get your questions answered live.
DISCLOSURE: This communication is on behalf of eShares Inc., d/b/a Carta, Inc. (“Carta”), a global ownership management platform. This content is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as legal, financial, accounting or tax advice or intended as a recommendation, offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security. Carta does not assume any liability for reliance on the information provided herein and undertakes no obligation to update content.
Speakers
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Peter WalkerHead of Insights, CartaPeter Walker runs the Insights team at Carta, focused on discovering key data and narratives across the private capital ecosystem. In a former life, he was a marketing executive for a media analytics startup and led the data visualization team at the Covid Tracking Project. He fervently hopes to join Carta’s #doggies Slack channel with a pup of his own someday soon.
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Samara HernandezFounding Partner, Chingona VenturesSamara is the Founding Partner of an institutionally-backed pre-seed stage fund, Chingona Ventures, focusing on investing in tech & tech-enabled companies across the U.S. Before this, she was an investor at MATH Venture Partners; led new investment review, diligence, & execution. Before VC, she worked at Goldman Sachs, continually ranked top 5 in selling financial products, providing market insights, advising on portfolio construction, & consulting business practices. Her career started in the Fixed Income, Currency, and Commodity (FICC) group & led multiple tech-enhancing projects across global exchanges. Actively involved in the Chicago tech community & passionate about helping underrepresented groups get STEM education, VC, & entrepreneurship. Co-founded Latinx Founders Collective to bring together Latinx founders, investors, & community leaders to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
