The Melanin Mint: Stripe x WSGR x Carta Celebrate Founder & Funder Excellence
This event is Invite Only.
Join us for an unforgettable evening at The Melanin Mint, where we’re partnering with WSGR and Carta to celebrate the exceptional achievements of founders and funders. This month, we’re bringing together a dynamic group of innovators and investors to share their wins, discuss the challenges they face, and exchange valuable insights.
This event is all about fostering meaningful connections and celebrating the resilience, creativity, and impact of a community that continues to break barriers and redefine success. Whether you’re here to learn, network, or simply be inspired, this is your chance to engage with some of the brightest minds driving change and innovation. Let’s come together to honor excellence and elevate the conversation!
Each month, we bring in experienced investors and high-growth founders from various affinity groups to share candid insights, tactical advice, and personal learnings to help you navigate the challenges of building and scaling.
This event is invite-only.
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Agenda
📍 6:00 PM | Drinks & Networking
📍 6:45 PM | Welcome & Conversation kick off with TBD
📍 7:20 PM - 9:00 PM | Dinner Service
📍 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM | Networking & Farewell
About Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati:
Wilson Sonsini is the go-to law firm for technology, life sciences, and high-growth companies. We’ve been behind some of the most transformative companies in the innovation economy—advising them from formation to IPO and beyond. With deep expertise across corporate, IP, regulatory, and litigation, we help founders, investors, and executives navigate growth and scale with confidence.
About Carta:
Through a connected ecosystem of tools, Carta links together the key players in private equity and venture — from investors and LPs to their portfolio companies. Carta’s world-class fund administration platform supports nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, and represents nearly $130B in assets under management. Trusted by more than 40,000 companies, Carta helps private businesses in over 160 countries manage their cap tables, valuations, taxes, equity programs, compensation, and more. Today, Carta is setting a new standard as the end-to-end platform connecting private capital. Our fund management platform seamlessly integrates a suite of tools and insights purpose-built to support the strategic impact of the fund CFO. Carta has been included on the Fortune Best Large Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance list, Forbes’ list of the World's Best Cloud Companies, Fast Company's Most Innovative list, and Inc.'s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list. For more information, visit carta.com.