The Data Minute
Join Carta's Head of Insights, Peter Walker, as he breaks down the data that's fueling today's most fascinating trends in startups, VC, and the private market ecosystem.
Featuring guests from across the venture industry — from founders to investors, and everyone in between — each new Data Minute is a bite-sized breakdown of the metrics, patterns, and important insights you need to navigate the ever-changing world of startups.
Episodes
29 episodes
Supernova & Shooting Star: The New AI Benchmarks | Janelle Teng (Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners)
In this special live episode of The Data Minute, recorded in San Francisco, Peter is joined by Janelle Teng from Bessemer Venture Partners for a data-driven look at the state of AI fundraising.Peter and Janelle walk through the data on e...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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58:43
A Founder’s Guide to AI Funding
In another special solo episode, host Peter Walker tackles the most requested topic on The Data Minute: AI funding and valuations. Using data from Carta and Bessemer Venture Partners, Peter unpacks what’s really happening inside the AI boom.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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10:07
The Automated VC | Yohei Nakajima, Founding Partner, Untapped VC
This week, Peter is joined by Yohei Nakajima, founding partner of Untapped VC and one of the most forward-thinking investors in the AI space. Known for his public experiments with AI agents and automations, Yohei shares his radically different ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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50:37
One In, One Out: A Look at Startup Hiring
In this special solo episode of The Data Minute, host Peter Walker dives into the data from Carta's latest research on the state of startup hiring. With hiring down month-over-month since 2021, Peter unpacks the trends that every founder, opera...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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9:55
The Future of VC-Backed Fintech | Drew Glover, Founder and Managing Partner, Fiat Ventures and Fiat Growth
On this episode of The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Drew Glover, founder and managing partner at Fiat Ventures and Fiat Growth, for a wide-ranging conversation on what’s next in fintech and what founders actually want from their investors....
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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52:19
What it Really Takes to IPO | Dave Chen, Co-Head of Global Technology Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley
In this special episode of The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Dave Chen, Co-Head of Global Technology Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley, for a tactical deep dive on how today’s founders should think about going public.Dave shares ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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46:49
How PE Funds Really Get Started | Stephanie Srulowitz (Co-Head of U.S. Private Funds at Weil, Gotshal & Manges)
What does it really take to spin out and start your own private equity firm?Stephanie Srulowitz, co-head of U.S. private funds at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, joins The Data Minute to break it all down. From legal structure to fundraising st...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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56:50
How LPs Think: Taste, Timing, and Saying No With Style | David Zhou (Head of Investor Relations, Alchemist Accelerator)
This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with David Zhou, Head of Investor Relations at Alchemist Accelerator and the host of Superclusters, for a deep dive into how LPs choose, and say no to, emerging managers.David shares what hu...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:06:23
AI, LPs, and the New Era of Venture | Lu Zhang (Founder & Managing Partner, Fusion Fund)
Lu Zhang Managing Partner of Fusion Fund joins Peter this week to talk about what it takes to scale an early-stage venture firm—and back game-changing companies—at the speed of today’s AI boom.Fresh off her oversubscribed $190M Fund IV ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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46:35
Liquidity, LPs, and the Long Game | Beezer Clarkson (Partner, Sapphire Ventures)
In this episode of The Data Minute, Peter is joined by Beezer Clarkson, Partner at Sapphire Ventures and co-host of the acclaimed Origins podcast, for a candid, rapid-fire look inside the minds of LPs, the realities of fundraising, and why vent...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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56:44
Backing Founders From Day Zero | Ed Sim (Founding Partner, Boldstart Ventures)
What does it mean to be a “day one partner” for founders—and how does that change in an era of AI-driven acceleration?On this episode of The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Ed Sim, founding partner of Boldstart Ventures and the voice ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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51:40
Innovation Meets the Real Estate Industry | Liza Benson (Partner, Moderne Ventures)
In this episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) sits down with Liza Benson, Partner at Moderne Ventures, to discuss investing in real-world industries and Moderne’s unique LP-driven approach. They discuss th...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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42:09
The Future of Venture in an AI World | Brianne Kimmel (Founder and Managing Partner, Worklife Ventures)
In this episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) sits down with Brianne Kimmel, founder and managing partner at Worklife Ventures, to explore what it really takes to build enduring companies in today’s AI-first start...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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44:18
The Future of Fund Forecasting | Anubhav Srivastava (Founder, Tactyc)
Welcome to a very special episode of The Data Minute. For the first time, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) is joined by an actual Founder and CEO, Anubhav Srivastava whose company Tactyc.io is now a part of the Carta family! Join them f...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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33:07
The Hidden Value of the VC CFO | Marie Drez (Venture Capital CFO)
In this week’s episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) and Marie Drez (Venture Capital CFO) sit down for an insightful conversation on the crucial role of fund CFOs and how emerging managers can find one. Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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40:23
How has the founders market changed? | Aditi Maliwal (Partner, Upfront Ventures)
In this episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) and Aditi Maliwal (Partner, Upfront Ventures) have an in-depth conversation regarding the seed and Series A market. They discuss seed stage dynamics across the U.S. pl...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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48:15
The VC/Founder Cheat Sheet | Rex Salisbury (Founding GP, Cambrian Ventures)
In this episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) is joined by Rex Salisbury (Founding GP, Cambrian Ventures) to discuss what’s developing in the fintech space, GPs calling more capital, and Rex’s idea on how to get i...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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42:05
Have we reached a tipping point with SAFEs? | David Willbrand (Chief Legal Officer, Pacaso)
In this episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) is joined by David Willbrand (Chief Legal Officer, Pacaso) for a wide-ranging conversation on fundraising with SAFEs, liquidation preferences, and the relationship bet...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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47:43
Your check size dictates fund strategy | Charles Hudson, Founder & Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures
In this episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) is joined by Charles Hudson (Managing Partner and Founder, Precursor Ventures and writer of the Venture Reflections Substack - chudson.substack.com) for a deep discuss...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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55:58
What should founders pay themselves? | Waseem Daher (Co-founder and CEO, Pilot)
In this episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) and Waseem Daher (Co-founder and CEO, Pilot) discuss all things financial for early-stage startups. They go deep on founders' salaries, those important calculations ev...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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30:23
The Investor View on Startup Funding | Kate Shillo Beardsley (Founding Partner, Hannah Grey Ventures)
In this episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) is joined by Kate Shillo Beardsley (Founding Partner, Hannah Grey) for a wide-ranging conversation on VC, private equity, investor trends, and the chasm between seed s...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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47:15
The Data Minute Q&A: Pre-seed Edition
In this episode, Peter reads a few of your most pressing questions for a special pre-seed focused Data Minute Q&A. Using information from the State of Pre-Seed: Q1 2024 report, Peter uses five charts to answer five questions related...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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7:44
All startup problems are people problems | Darcy Casarella (Director of Talent, NEA)
In this week’s episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) sits down with Darcy Casarella (Director of Talent, NEA) for a wide-ranging discussion all about how founders should think about compensation and how to structu...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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46:50
For biotech companies, fundraising is a different kind of beast | Darren Cooke (Executive Director, Berkeley Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center)
In this week’s episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) sits down with Darren Cooke (Executive Director, Berkeley Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center) for an enlightening discussion about some emerging trends with ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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28:03
Raise amount vs. valuation cap: What the data tells us | Mendel Chuang (GP at Acquired Wisdom Fund)
In this episode of The Data Minute podcast, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) is joined by Mendel Chuang (GP at Acquired Wisdom Fund) for a wide-ranging discussion around two interesting trends in Carta’s data:• How valuation cap...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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44:17