Carta Launch
Carta Launch as a named startup program is gone. Carta still offers a free plan for early startups on its equity-management plans page.
This program no longer exists
The Carta Launch startup program is gone, but Carta still offers a free plan for early startups on its equity-management plans page. Checked October 12, 2026.
See what to apply to insteadApply to these instead of Carta
Live startup programs that cover the same job, each checked against the provider's own page.
How they compare
- Stripe Atlas
- Worth
- $2,500 Stripe credits + $50,000+ in partner perks
- Referral
- Not needed
- Review
- 2 to 5 days
- Mercury Perks
- Worth
- 273 partner perks
- Referral
- Not needed
- Review
- 1 to 21 days
- Brex
- Worth
- $350,000+ in partner discounts
- Referral
- Not needed
- Review
- 1 to 2 days
Keep the cost down without a program
Vendors often drop startup offers once they move upmarket to enterprise buyers. These still work for an early team.
- Start on Carta's free plan if you qualify and confirm the current limits on the plans page before you issue options.
- Compare Carta against Pulley pricing before you outgrow the free plan, since both publish plans.
- Keep the cap table small and clean early, because fewer stakeholders means you stay on the free plan longer.
- Form the company through Stripe Atlas or a similar service so the starting cap table is correct and you do not pay to fix it later.
- When you move to a paid tier, ask for annual billing terms or a first-year discount before you sign.
About
The Carta Launch startup program no longer exists as a separate program. Carta's equity-management plans page now lists a free plan for early startups, so a free way to start still remains.
We have not verified the stakeholder or funding limits that apply to that free plan, so confirm them on the plans page before you rely on it. Carta also lists paid tiers for larger cap tables.
If you want to compare before committing, the live alternatives are listed below. Whichever tool you pick, keep a clean cap table from the day you issue founder stock.
Frequently asked about Carta Launch
Is Carta Launch still available?
The Carta Launch startup program is gone, but Carta still offers a free plan for early startups on its equity-management plans page. Checked October 12, 2026.
What should startups use instead of Carta Launch?
The closest live options are stripe-atlas, mercury-raise, brex-startup, Pulley. Each one is listed with its current terms and application link on this page.
Why is this page still published if the program ended?
Because founders still search for it. Removing the page would send them to third-party sites that are still republishing the old terms as if they were current. Keeping it, with the offer stripped out, is the only way to correct the record at the place people actually look.
How can I tell whether a startup credit program is still live?
Open the provider's own startup or partner page and look for a working application form with stated eligibility and credit amounts. Aggregator sites routinely keep listings up for years after a program ends, so a deal roundup is not evidence that the program exists.