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
16 episodes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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
The state of startup compensation today (Founder Q&A)
In this episode of The Data Minute, join Peter as he breaks down five charts from Carta's recent State of Compensation Report to answer five of the most common founder questions related to startup compensation today. Using anonymiz...
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Episode 3
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8:08
What did the pandemic do to healthtech investing? | Marissa Bertorelli (Principal at Polaris Partners)
Even in turbulent times, early-stage investing has held up in one particular area: Healthcare. In fact: Biotech, pharmaceutical, and digital therapeutic startups are receiving more capital now than before the pandemic, in 2018 - 2019.In...
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Episode 2
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35:15
How many checks should founders expect in their pre-seed round? | Dave Anderson (GP at Beat Ventures)
In the inaugural episode of The Data Minute podcast, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) sits down with Dave Anderson (GP at Beat Ventures) to discuss recent venture industry data around two key questions: • In today’s fundrai...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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34:07