Carta & AngelList alternative for defense tech
Carta and AngelList are cap-table and fundraising infrastructure for managing your own company's equity — not tools for benchmarking your round against the rest of the defense-tech sector. Worth being upfront: this isn't really a head-to-head, since the two products do different jobs.
Managing your own cap table vs. benchmarking against the sector
Carta and AngelList are the right home for your company's actual equity records. They have no visibility into what other defense-tech companies raised, at what terms, or from whom — which is the comparison founders actually need when they're fundraising.
| Dimension | Carta & AngelList | Defense Tech Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Your own company's equity & fundraising ops | Sector-wide founder, fund, contract, and cap-table comps |
| DoD contracts | Not tracked | Every contract cited and linked to funding history |
| EU programs | Not tracked | EDF, NATO DIANA, and national programs tracked |
| Cap tables | Full, private, your company only | Public/disclosed comps across the sector, undisclosed rounds flagged |
| Sourcing/Verification | Internal records, not public | Every fact cited to a public source |
| Price | Per-cap-table pricing tiers | Free tier; Pro at $49/month |
Keep your cap table on Carta or AngelList — use Atlas to see how you compare
There's no reason to switch off Carta or AngelList for managing your own equity. Atlas is what you check alongside it, to see how your round, valuation, and investor set compare to the rest of the defense-tech sector.