Carta is the standard for cap table management, equity plan administration, and 409A valuations. It is what founders use after they have raised a round. GIGABOOST.AI is what founders use to raise the round in the first place — finding aligned investors, generating outreach, and managing the pipeline from first email to signed term sheet. They are sequential, not competitive.
| Capability | GIGABOOST.AI | Carta |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use case | Finding and closing new investors | Cap table management and equity administration after close |
| Investor discovery | our full database+ AI-matched investors | Not available |
| AI investor matching | Deck-based, 20+ dimension alignment scoring | Not available |
| Investor outreach | AI-generated personalized campaigns | Not available |
| Cap table management | Not available | Core product — equity issuance, option grants, scenario modeling |
| 409A valuations | AI-generated multi-methodology valuations for fundraising | IRS-defensible 409A valuations for equity plans |
| SAFE management | Tracks SAFEs in the pipeline context | Issues, manages, and converts SAFEs |
| LP reporting | Not available | Fund administration, LP portal, capital calls |
| Secondary transactions | Not available | Secondary market liquidity for employees and investors |
| Price | From $0 to $9,995/year | $149–$599/month for startups; $1,000+/month for funds |
Carta has become the de facto standard for cap table management for a reason: it reduces the administrative complexity of equity management, provides audit-ready cap table records, and streamlines the due diligence process when investors request capitalization tables. Carta's 409A valuations are IRS-defensible and accepted by major law firms and audit firms. For any company with 10+ employees receiving equity or multiple classes of investors, Carta's infrastructure pays for itself in legal cost reduction.
The most common question founders ask: "Should I set up Carta before my raise?" The answer: Carta is most valuable after your first priced round, when cap table complexity increases meaningfully. For a pre-seed SAFE round with 3–5 investors, a simple spreadsheet cap table is sufficient and Carta is premature overhead. Set up Carta when you close your seed or Series A — after GIGABOOST.AI has helped you find and close those investors.
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