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Henry Ward

Co-Founder & CEO · Carta

Henry Ward co-founded Carta (originally eShares) in 2012 and serves as CEO, leading the equity- and cap-table-management platform used by tens of thousands of companies and investors. He previously founded the portfolio-optimization startup Secondsight and is widely known for his writing on startups and equity.

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Who is Henry Ward?

Henry Ward co-founded Carta (originally eShares) in 2012 and serves as CEO, leading the equity- and cap-table-management platform used by tens of thousands of companies and investors. He previously founded the portfolio-optimization startup Secondsight and is widely known for his writing on startups and equity.

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Henry Ward is Co-Founder & CEO at Carta.

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