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Visible.vc vs Carta
Visible and Carta compared on portfolio data, LP reporting and fund administration.
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Short answer
Visible and Carta both serve LPs, in different ways. Visible collects portfolio data through link-based requests and an AI Inbox, and builds tear sheets, dashboards and LP letters. Carta is a fund ERP that runs fund administration and accounting, with an LP portal for capital account statements and K-1s. Pick Visible for portfolio reporting. Pick Carta for the back office.
| Feature | Visible.vc | Carta |
|---|---|---|
| Where the data comes from | Founder replies to requests, forwarded emails and files, integrationsThe AI Inbox parses what is forwarded to it (Premium and up). | Company-submitted data on request, plus Carta cap table data |
| What founders have to do | Answer a request or upload a file through a linkNo Visible account is needed. | Fill a form, upload files or sync QuickBooks or XeroCap table data is automatic when the company is on Carta. |
| Public signal (news, LinkedIn, X, hiring) | Not listed on their site | Not listed on their site |
| Health scores and alerts | Threshold metric alerts (Premium and up); no health score listed | Not listed on their site |
| LP reporting | Yes, a core strengthTear sheets, dashboards, DDQ answers and LP letters. | Yes, an LP portal with capital account statements, documents and K-1s |
| Fund accounting | Fund metrics (IRR, MOIC, TVPI); fund admin not listed | Yes, full fund administration with in-house fund accountants |
| Peer benchmarking | Benchmarks inside your own portfolio (Premium and up) | Cohort benchmarks of fund performance |
| Reachable by your AI agents | API and MCP server on Premium and Enterprise | Investor API (Advanced plan), MCP connector and Claude plugin |
| SOC 2 | SOC 2 Type II, audited every year | SOC 2 Type II, SOC 1 Type II and ISO 27001 |
Facts verified from visible.vc/data-collection/, carta.com/explore/fund-erp/data-collection/, carta.com/fund-management/fund-administration/data-collection/, visible.vc/for-investors/, visible.vc/verification/, visible.vc/reporting/, carta.com/plans/fund-management/venture-capital/, visible.vc/investor-pricing/, carta.com/ai/connector/investors-plugin/, visible.vc/security/, trust.carta.com/ (checked 2026-10-28).
Pick Visible.vc if…
- You want portfolio tear sheets, dashboards and LP letters.
- You keep a separate fund administrator.
- Your founders already use Visible.
Pick Carta if…
- You want fund administration, accounting and tax from one vendor.
- LPs need a portal for capital account statements and K-1s.
- Portfolio companies keep their cap tables on Carta.
Pricing
Essential, Premium and Enterprise investor plans, each priced for your portfolio and team.
Standard and Advanced ERP plans, priced by plan, number of funds and add-ons.
Where Cura fits
Neither tool lists news, LinkedIn or hiring monitoring. Cura reads the emails, decks, Slack messages and calls founders already send, so founders do nothing new. It monitors LinkedIn, X, news and hiring for every company every day, and it starts at $200/month.
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