New York · Growth–Late Stage · 43 people tracked
Also known as Mupvent Capital Partners
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Investment thesis
MVP centers its strategy on pre-IPO, venture-backed technology companies, aiming to give investors access to 'Tomorrow's IPOs Today.' Through its All-Star Funds it offers diversified, committed-capital exposure to mid-to-late-stage tech companies supported by top-tier venture firms, targeting a one-to-four-year exit horizon and accessing deals via both primary and secondary purchases. Its Opportunity Funds provide single-company, deal-by-deal co-investments structured as Series LLCs, catering primarily to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices. Beyond investing, MVP acts as an advisor on liquidity solutions, an agent brokering institutional-scale secondary transactions, and operates a dedicated private markets research department.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 28, 2026.
Team · 43 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesBradley Fishman is Managing Partner at Manhattan Venture Partners, where he works in secondary direct venture investing. The firm deploys capital on its own account and provides accredited and institutional investors access to venture-backed, pre-IPO technology companies and later-stage direct investment opportunities.
Eric Brachfeld has over 30 years of experience as an investment banker and entrepreneur, advising companies and investors on financing and transaction structuring. Before Manhattan Venture Partners, he was a Partner at Citizen VC, Inc., where he led investment banking, and earlier cofounded Gentry New York (later merged with Gentry Financial Holdings Group), Ledgemont Capital Group, and Indigo Ventures. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business, along with several FINRA licenses.
Jared Carmel has worked in the secondary market for venture-backed technology companies since 2010, advising pre-IPO shareholders on liquidity and providing investors access to venture-backed companies. He co-founded a fintech company, citizen.vc, where he led product strategy and investment execution, and previously served as Director of Secondary Markets at G Squared, where he built the firm's secondary market investment practice and helped launch its G Squared I fund. His earlier experience spans venture capital, private equity, public equity, investment banking, SPACs, and M&A.
SooMan Wolffs joined Manhattan Venture Partners in July 2019, where he works on investment due diligence, deal structuring, executing investments for the All-Star fund family, and supporting the Secondary as a Service business line. He previously worked at Carta (formerly eShares) as an early member of its valuations team and on its Capital Markets and Liquidity Solutions team, and before that at Smartbiz Loans, a fintech company focused on SBA loan underwriting software. He holds a BS in Finance with a minor in International Business from Santa Clara University and an MS in Finance from the University of San Francisco, along with Series 7, 63, and 79 FINRA licenses.
Alejandro Creixell has over 20 years of experience in senior management roles at financial institutions across Latin America. In 1999 he founded Bulltick Capital Markets, where he served as managing partner and head of sales, and he previously worked at BBVA as an international financial advisor. He also founded Cretum Advisory & Capital Markets and Pretmex Sofom ENR, a non-bank SME lender in Mexico, and holds a degree in Economics and a master's in Finance from ITAM.
Cody Capps is a private market professional with about a decade of experience in capital markets, institutional trading, and venture-backed secondary transactions. He previously served as Senior Director on the Institutional Markets Desk at Forge Global and spent nearly seven years at Citi in regulatory, strategy, and front-office roles across Investment Grade Credit and Commodities Sales & Trading. At Manhattan Venture Partners he leads the buildout of a secondary trading desk, focusing on late-stage private market secondary block trades.
Karl Bornefalk works at Manhattan Venture Partners, where he handles buy-side and sell-side client and business development across Europe. He began his career in Madrid on the launch teams for tech and telecom companies including FON.com and E-plus, then founded MambaIQ, a data-driven social media analysis platform, which he later exited. He subsequently co-founded and invested in companies across Europe and Latin America in eCommerce, lead-generation, and food delivery, and holds a BA (Hons) in International Business and Entrepreneurship from the European Business School in London and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires.
Nicholas Gupta has spent 18 years on Wall Street working on the origination, structuring, and marketing of alternative investment vehicles, with an emphasis on technology-focused venture capital. Before joining Manhattan Venture Partners, he built a secondary markets fund business that raised over $150 million and acquired pre-IPO shares in companies including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Groupon, Chegg, eHarmony, and Palantir Technologies. He holds a BS in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University, completed a one-year term program in European Union Economic Policy Studies at the University of Oxford (New College), and holds FINRA Series 7, 63, 24, and 79 licenses.
Bill Barkow has worked in the securities industry for over 20 years, initially building and managing traditional brokerage businesses. In 2010 he became active in the secondary markets, forming numerous Regulation D offerings that gave accredited investors access to late-stage, pre-IPO company shares, and helping raise over $500 million into 30+ companies. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business from New Jersey City University and holds FINRA Series 7, 9, 10, and 63 licenses.
Rashaun Williams is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Harbinger Sports Partners and a Limited Partner with the Atlanta Falcons, and he appears as an investor on ABC's Shark Tank. He co-founded Queensbridge Venture Partners, where he was an early investor in companies including Robinhood, Coinbase, Lyft, and Dropbox, and has completed over 170 investments with more than 50 exits; earlier in his career he worked at Goldman Sachs, Wachovia Securities, and Deutsche Bank. A summa cum laude graduate of Morehouse College, he founded the Kemet Institute in 2001, a non-profit providing financial literacy and entrepreneurship classes, and serves on the Board of Directors for The Atlanta Opera.
David James joined Manhattan Venture Partners in June 2016, where he works on domestic and international business development alongside the firm's Capital Markets team and supports its sales, marketing, and branding efforts, including web and social media activities. He earned a BA in Finance with a secondary concentration in Alternative Investments from Fordham University. He holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
Eric Wenig is a Principal at Manhattan Venture Partners, where he focuses on mid-to-late stage investments in venture-backed technology companies through primaries and direct equity secondaries. He facilitates transactions for the firm's All Star Funds and on a deal-by-deal basis for limited partners and other investors, with prior transactions involving companies including Anthropic, SpaceX, Airbnb, Palantir, Instacart, and Coinbase. He holds Series 7 and Series 63 registrations.
Matthew Evans is a Principal focused on late-stage venture-backed secondary transactions and liquidity solutions in private markets. He started his career at UBS advising ultra-high-net-worth clients on equity stock option strategies and liquidity planning, then served as Senior Director at Forge Global, where he originated and executed off-market transactions in private companies. He holds a degree from Elon University and Series 7 and 66 licenses.
Paul Morris joined Manhattan Venture Partners in 2021, where he works on investment due diligence, deal structuring, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and banking activities. He previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Leveraged Finance and Financial Sponsors group at Guggenheim Securities. He earned a BS in Finance and Economics from Washington University in St. Louis in 2019 and holds Series 63 and 79 FINRA licenses.
Scott Gordon began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he spent nearly six years across Securities Operations, Investment Banking, and Investor Relations. He later spent five years on the Institutional Markets Desk at Forge Global, working with venture funds, family offices, and asset managers on late-stage private company secondary transactions. He now serves as Principal on the Venture Secondaries Desk and holds Series 7, 63, and 79 licenses.
Victor Bunoust-Roquere joined Manhattan Venture Partners in September 2019, where he focuses on business development across European and Asian markets and supports the firm's Capital Markets team with sales, marketing, operations, and branding. He previously worked in the pre-IPO department of the French financial group Allinvest, covering the secondary market for mid-to-late stage private technology companies. He holds a Master's in Finance from ESCE International Business School and an MBA from CESA Business School in Colombia, and is fluent in French, Spanish, and English.
Adam Ingram is Chief Operating Officer at Manhattan Venture Partners, with over 15 years of experience in operations, finance, and strategy spanning venture capital, startups, and financial services. Before MVP, he was VP of Operations at EquityBee, handling fund administration, investment operations, compliance, and planning, and led the launch of an internal fund manager. He started his career at PwC, holds a B.A. in Accounting from Tel Aviv University, and earned an Executive MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
Alejandro Ontiveros Salinas joined Manhattan Venture Partners in July 2021, where he analyzes investment opportunities and works on expanding the firm's Latam presence for the MVP All-Star fund family, covering family office, institutional sales, and high net worth individuals. He was previously a Financial Analyst at British Petroleum. He holds a bachelor's degree in Finance from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and completed a study abroad program at ESSEC Business School.
Armando Narchi Capote joined Manhattan Venture Partners in 2022 and works in private equity, focusing on investment analysis and capital raising for families and institutions. He has a background in accounting and finance used to evaluate financial statements and manage investments. He is pursuing a Business Administration degree at the Ibero-American University.
Ben Green earned a degree in Finance and Accounting from Washington University in St. Louis in 2020. He spent over two years consulting at Ernst & Young on corporate finance efficiency and on product, pricing, and commercial strategy for clients including pharmaceutical, entertainment, satellite, and payroll SaaS companies. He then served for over three years as CFO of Find Your Farmer, a last-mile delivery farmer's market in St. Louis, where he built commercial strategies, launched subscription and partnership business lines, and analyzed consumer behavior and operational efficiency.
Bintou Diaou studied International Business at the City University of New York, with scholarship-funded study abroad in international marketing in Barcelona and French in Paris. She has worked in operations roles at CanAm Enterprises and at Coinbase as an operations account specialist. She holds a Series 63 license.
Giselle Hensley has more than ten years of experience across banking, lending, investment operations, and client services management. Before joining Manhattan Venture Partners, she held roles supporting senior advisors and managing client relationships at corporate and financial institutions. At the firm she focuses on operational efficiency and executive support.
Hannah Patricia Hernandez joined Manhattan Venture Partners in 2021 and has over a decade of experience in the financial sector, where she supports operations related to the firm's LATAM investors. She previously worked at BBVA on internal control and money laundering prevention across branches, and handled administration for the Alsea group's stores. She studied Banking and Financial Markets at Escuela Bancaria Comercial and holds ASUME and ISO 9001 certifications.
Idalia Gutierrez Torres helped initiate the firm's operations in Mexico beginning in 2017 and has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. She supports investors and manages the integration of documents and subscriptions. Before MVP, she worked at Bulltick Capital Markets in office management and human resources, and earlier at JP Morgan as an assistant in the operations area responsible for reporting to Mexican authorities.
Matias Gonzalez Fernandez joined Manhattan Venture Partners in February 2021, where he focuses on fundraising and expanding the Latam region for the MVP All Star fund family across family office, institutional, and high net worth channels, and also works with the firm's Capital Markets team. Before joining, he spent nine years as a corporate relationship banker in FX and derivatives across three banks. He earned a bachelor's degree in business and finance and an MBA in corporate finance, both from Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City.
Michael Linebarger is a Senior Associate at Manhattan Venture Partners. His work has spanned early and late stage venture capital, PIPEs, public offerings, M&A, and secondary direct stock offerings, giving him experience in investment banking, business operations, acquisition integration, business development, and company origination. He has worked with companies across biotech and life sciences, clean and alternative energy, and TMT (technology, media, and telecom) sectors.
Raquel Kelting has more than 10 years of experience in the financial sector, working in roles including product manager, analyst, and sales associate. Her work spans project management, strategic planning, content development, competitive analysis, data management, vendor relations, and supporting large teams and business processes.
Yaritza Bermudez is a Sales/Operations Assistant at Manhattan Venture Partners with close to three decades of experience in the retail industry. She is bilingual and holds Series 7 and Series 63 licenses.
Zachary Hutter has more than a decade of experience in banking and private market operations, with a focus on private secondary transactions. Before joining Manhattan Venture Partners, he held operations roles at Carta, SharesPost, and Forge Global. At MVP he serves as Secondary Desk Operations Lead, overseeing the secondary deal desk and developing transaction workflows. He graduated from California State University Chico, holds a Series 99 license, and has an ECA designation from Santa Clara University's Certified Equity Professional Institute.
Christopher (Chris) J. Wronsky is senior vice president and chief human resources officer for Lockheed Martin Corporation, overseeing global HR strategy and the company's security organization. He began his career at IBM and previously served as vice president of HR for the Rotary & Mission Systems business area, along with earlier HR roles in London, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and a master's in global human resource management from Rutgers University.
What they invest in
from 47 of 75 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×19Enterprise Software ×14SaaS ×11Consumer ×9Hardware ×9Marketplaces ×8Cloud Computing ×7Deep Tech ×7
HQs:United States×50India×2Canada×1Colombia×1Germany×1Spain×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 61 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×173 founders×184+ founders×20
Where their founders studiedfrom 93 founders with education data
Stanford University ×11Harvard University ×9Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×6University of California, Berkeley ×6Harvard Business School ×5Duke University ×4University of Toronto ×4Columbia Business School ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 91 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×32Engineering ×20Economics ×12Business & Management ×7Humanities ×7Physics ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×5Design & Architecture ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 102 founders with career history
Google ×18OpenAI ×10Stanford University ×5IBM ×4Lehman Brothers ×4Carnegie Mellon University ×3Accel Partners ×2Adentro ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
23 founders hold a PhD · 13 hold an MBA (of 98 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders
Investments · 75 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 32021 · 12020 · 12018 · 12017 · 12016 · 12015 · 12014 · 110 dated
Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Brian Chesky(CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(CTO)inJoe Gebbia(CPO)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)inLaurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)inAndrew Swain(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*ACME CapitalAglae VenturesAlign Ventures+80 more
Asana is a collaborative work management platform that helps teams align work to goals, coordinate tasks, and automate processes using AI-powered workflows.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dustin Moskovitz(Founder)inJustin Rosenstein(Founder)inTim Wan(Executive Officer)inEve Saltman(Executive Officer)inDan Rogers(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Aziz Megji(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investors8VCAndreessen HorowitzFounders FundG SquaredinfoShareKapor Capital+13 more
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Brian Armstrong(CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Board Of Directors)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)inAlesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)inLawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAndreessen Horowitz+99 more
DocuSign provides AI-powered agreement management, electronic signature, and contract lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.
Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tom Gonser(Founder)inMike Dinsdale(Executive Officer)inNeil Hudspith(Executive Officer)inReggie Davis(Executive Officer)inKeith Krach(Executive Officer, Director)inAllan Thygesen(President, Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAccelAkkadian VenturesArtisanal VenturesAvant Global LLCBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+33 more
Cyber Fund III portfolio company that completed an initial public offering.
Herndon, US
Christopher Bradley DeMay(Executive Officer)Jaye Alison Alfers(Executive Officer)Simon Mark Davidson(Director)John Sheldon Serafini(Executive Officer, Director)inArthur Lewis Money(Director)David Farnsworth(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCenter15 CapitalGula Tech AdventuresHemisphere Ventures LLCIceNineNew North Ventures+15 more
Instacart operates a marketplace connecting grocery retailers with customers who order food and household items for same-day delivery or in-store pickup, serving millions of households across North America through partnerships with over 350 retailers.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Apoorva Mehta(Chairman \u0026 Founding CEO)inBrandon Leonardo(Founder)inMax Mullen(Founder)inChris Rogers(Chief Executive Officer)inEmily Reuter(Chief Financial Officer)inHetong Li(Senior Software Engineer)
Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzAvenue Growth PartnersBACKGROUND CAPITALBling CapitalBright Pixel Capital+54 more
Klarna is a mobile banking and payments platform that offers flexible payment options, shopping features, and financial management tools to millions of users globally through partnerships with thousands of merchants.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechStockholm, SE
Sebastian Siemiatkowski(Founder)inVictor Jacobsson(Founder)inEvgenii Kondratev(Founder)Niklas Adalberth(Founder)Viktor Jacobsson(Founder)
Co-investors1802 Ventures3Spoke CapitalAccess Ventures (New York)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAliya Capital PartnersAlpha Wave Global+59 more
Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Logan Green(Founder)inJohn Zimmer(Founder)inDavid Risher(Chief Executive Officer)inErin Brewer(Chief Financial Officer)Lindsay Llewellyn(Chief Legal and Business Officer and Corporate Secretary)Marcus Cohn(Founder)
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAidenlair CapitalAliya Capital PartnersAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen Horowitz+55 more
Neutron Holdings, doing business as Lime, operates shared electric scooters, bikes and mopeds in cities worldwide.
San Mateo, US
Weiyao Sun(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Zhoujia Bao(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardJeff Jordan(Director)in
Co-investors1435 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Sapphire VenturesUber
Palantir builds data integration and analysis platforms — Gotham for defence and government, Foundry for commercial operations — and deploys forward engineers inside customer organisations.
Palo Alto, US
Peter Thiel(Founder)inStephen Cohen(Founder)Nathan Gettings(Founder)Joe Lonsdale(Founder)inAlexander C. Karp(Founder)Alex Karp(Founder)
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCA*AiSprouts VCAkkadian VenturesAllied Venture Partners+73 more
Pinterest operates a visual discovery platform where users save and browse images organised into boards, used heavily for shopping, recipes and design.
San Francisco, US
Evan Sharp(Founder)Ben Silbermann(Founder)inPaul Sciarra(Founder)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)inBill Ready(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investors3Spoke CapitalA.Capital VenturesA*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Allied Venture PartnersAmakor+64 more
Rent the Runway is a fashion rental service that lets consumers rent designer clothing — including dresses, tops, trousers, maternity wear, and blazers — from brands such as Sea New York, Ulla Johnson, and BOSS.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceNew York, US
Jennifer Hyman(Founder)inJennifer Fleiss(Founder)inJohn Rucker(Executive Officer)inBeth Kaplan(Director, Executive Officer)inBrook Hartmann(Executive Officer)Vijayanand Subramanian(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsACME CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersBain Capital VenturesData Point CapitalFelicis VenturesKleiner Perkins+23 more
SoFi Technologies is a digital personal-finance company offering student and personal loans, mortgages, investing, banking and credit cards through one app; it went public on the Nasdaq in 2021 via SPAC.
Anthony Noto(Founder)inChristopher Lapointe(Chief Financial Officer)Arun Pinto(Chief Risk Officer)Jeremy Rishel(Chief Technology Officer)Dan Macklin(Founder)Ian Brady(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupBaseline VenturesBling CapitalBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalCanvas Ventures+39 more
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Mueller(Founder)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)in
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures1802 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures+214 more
Addepar is a portfolio management platform that enables investment teams and CIOs to aggregate, analyze, and report on diverse asset classes—including liquid equities and private markets—within a single consolidated system.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMountain View, US
Joe Lonsdale(Founder)inEric Poirier(Chief Executive Officer and Board Member)inStephen Snyder(Executive Officer)inMitchell Bompey(Chief Financial Officer)inJason Mirra(Founder)
BoardLaurence Tosi(Director)in
Co-investors8VCBlumberg CapitalCollective LiquidityCota CapitalCraft VenturesCresset Capital+18 more
Agility Robotics develops and deploys humanoid robots for warehouse automation and logistics operations.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSalem, US
Jonathan Hurst(Founder)inDamion Shelton(Founder)inMikhail Jones(Founder)inPeggy Johnsonin
BoardBruce Leak(Director)inMatthew Ocko(Director)in
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsDCVC (Data Collective)GaingelsHARPER COURT VENTURESMFV PartnersNVentures+10 more
Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Dario Amodei(Founder)inDaniela Amodei(Founder)inTom Brown(Founder)inJack Clark(Founder)inJared Kaplan(Founder)inChris Olah(Founder)in
Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture Capital7GC & CoA.Capital VenturesAccelAkka+155 more
Aumni is an investment analytics platform for venture capital investors, acquired by J.P.
Kelsey C.(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesFirst Trust Capital PartnersKickstartLegalTechMoneta VenturesNext Frontier Capital+8 more
Automattic develops WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Jetpack, and other web tools that enable publishing, commerce, and messaging.
Cloud ComputingCreator EconomyE-commerceMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matt Mullenweg(Founder)inPaul Sieminski(Executive Officer)inStuart West(Executive Officer)in
BoardToni Schneider(Director)inPhilip Black(Director)inTony Conrad(Director)in
Co-investors1435 CapitalAglae VenturesAkkadian VenturesCameleon InvestICONIQSalesforce Ventures+7 more
Base Power provides residential battery systems and retail electric provider services to customers in Texas.
CleantechEnergyHardwareTexas, US
Zach Dell(CEO)inJustin Lopas(Co-founder)inZach Dell Justin Lopas(Founder)
Co-investors137 VenturesAlign VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalBond Capital ManagementCapitalG+33 more
BlueVoyant is a New York-based cybersecurity firm combining internal and external cyber defense on one platform.
James Rosenthal(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCC5 CapitalDns CapitalForgePoint CapitalPlanven Entrepreneur VenturesSamsung Next+2 more
Bolt Financial is a San Francisco fintech providing merchants with one-click online checkout software.
San Francisco, US
Ryan Breslow(Founder)inRyan Loh(Executive Officer)
BoardSteve Sarracino(Director)Arjun Sethi(Director)Laurence Tosi(Director)in
Co-investors1435 CapitalActivant CapitalBallistic VenturesBollinger Investment GroupDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VC+30 more
Capella Space designs, builds, and operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellations that provide all-weather, day-and-night Earth observation imagery at sub-0.25m resolution.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSpace TechPalo Alto, US
Payam Banazadeh(CEO and founder)inWilliam Walter Woods(Founder)
BoardWilliam Woods(Founder)Chris Boshuizen(Director)inNabeel Hyatt(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAME Cloud VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesCanaan PartnersCastor VenturesCota Capital+13 more
Chaos Inc. develops portable radar systems and unmanned aerial system (UAS) detection technology for defense applications, offering efficient multi-target tracking and rapid deployment capabilities.
Defense TechHardware
John Tenet(Founder)Gavin Hood(Founder)inJohn T.(Founder)inBo Marr(Founder)Brett Cummings(Founder)
Co-investors8VCAccelAlpha Wave GlobalCubit CapitalHOF CapitalInflection Ventures+10 more
Cloudera is a hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, serving enterprises and data teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Amr Awadallah(Founder)inMike Olson(Founder)inChristophe Bisciglia(Founder)inJeff Hammerbacher(Founder)inOwen O'Malley(Founding team member (early Hadoop architect))inCharles Sansbury(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAccelCanas CapitalDag VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)+13 more
Cocoon provides technology to simplify leave management for employees and employers, handling leave compliance, insurance claims, and payroll administration in the United States.
ConsumerHR TechSaaSSocialSan Francisco, US
Alex Cornell(Founder)inSachin Monga(Founder)inMahima Chawla(Founder)inLauren Dai(Founder)Amber Feng(Founder)inEliot Brooks(Founder)
Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalIndex VenturesLerer HippeauMagnify VenturesSemperVirens Venture CapitalXYZ Venture Capital+16 more
Cohere builds foundational AI models and enterprise solutions that help businesses automate tasks, accelerate workflows, and enhance decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSToronto, CA
Aidan Gomez(Co-founder & CEO)Ivan Zhang(Founder)inNick Frosst(Founder)inAidan N. Gomez(Founder)Rahul Sengottuvelu(Founder)inYunyu Lin(Founder)in
Co-investors1802 VenturesAccess Ventures (New York)Advaita CapitalAju IB InvestmentAlumni VenturesBasecamp Fund+36 more
Cohesity provides cyber resilience software that helps organizations identify and protect the minimal critical datasets and systems needed to restart operations after ransomware attacks or disasters.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Mohit Aron(Founder)inSanjay Poonen(CEO and President)inTIMOTHY ROBBINS(Executive Officer)inLORENZO MONTESI(Executive Officer)inROB SALMON(Executive Officer)inSanjay Poonen (CEO)(Founder)
Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcArtis VenturesBattery VenturesCisco Investments+27 more
Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ali Ghodsi(Founder)inIon Stoica(Founder)inMatei Zaharia(Founder)inReynold Xin(Founder)inPatrick Wendell(Founder)inAndy Konwinski(Founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra Venture+116 more
Decart builds infrastructure and real-time AI models for live, interactive experiences, optimizing the stack from hardware to live models.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsGamingRoboticsSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US
Moshe Shalev(Founder)inDr. Orian Leitersdorf(Co-founder and Chief Scientist)Dean Leitersdorf(CEO & co-founder)inDean Leitersdorf Moshe Shalev(Founder)Orian Leitersdorf(Founder)
Co-investorsRadical VenturesBenchmarkAbstract VenturesAliya Capital PartnersAlpha PartnersAtreides Management+10 more
Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US
Jason Citron(Founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(CTO)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)inHumam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)inBen Shanken(VP of Product)in
Co-investors1024 Venture1435 Capital1802 VenturesAccelAccess IndustriesAccess Technology Ventures+46 more
American video game company behind Unreal Engine, Fortnite and the Epic Games Store, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.
Cary, US
Tim Sweeney(Founder)Mark Rein(Founder)
Co-investors1435 CapitalAAF Management Ltd.Advaita CapitalAkkaAliya Capital Partnersalphabet angels+52 more
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots designed for deployment in workforce and home environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Brett Adcock(Founder)inLee Randaccio(Executive Officer)Dana Berlin(Executive Officer)Logan Berkowitz(Executive Officer)Colby Adcock(Director)Peter Welinder(Director)
Co-investors10T Fund1802 VenturesAlign VenturesAliya Capital PartnersAtaraxia CapitalAUDEO VENTURES+57 more
Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ryan Petersen(CEO)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)inChristopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)inDavid C. Petersen(Founder)in
Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital3Spoke Capital8VCAcequia Capital (AceCap)Adit Ventures Management, Llc+71 more
Flipkart operates one of India's largest e-commerce marketplaces and was acquired by Walmart in 2018.
Bengaluru, IN
Binny Bansal(Founder)inKalyan Krishnamurthy (CEO since 2017)(Founder)Sachin Bansal(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAcross Capital PartnersChiratae VenturesICONIQPremji InvestSoftBank Vision Fund+9 more
Forto is a freight forwarding and logistics platform that manages international cargo transportation for enterprise brands.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Michael Wax(Founder)inErik Muttersbach(Founder)inFabian Heilemann(Founder)Ferry Heilemann(Founder)
Co-investorsCavalry VenturesCherry VenturesG SquaredGeneral CatalystInven CapitalIris Capital+11 more
Groq designs and manufactures the LPU (Language Processing Unit), a chip purpose-built for AI inference, and operates GroqCloud, a platform for running inference workloads with low latency and cost efficiency across global data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Jonathan Ross(Founder)inDouglas Wightman(Founder)
BoardChamath Palihapitiya(Director)in
Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Acequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesAxiom PartnersB CapitalBanca Investis — Family Office+77 more
HotelTonight is an online marketplace offering discounted last-minute hotel bookings across thousands of properties in major cities and destinations worldwide.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Jared Simon(Founder)inSam Shank(Founder)inChris Bailey(Founder)Christopher Bailey(Founder)
BoardRoger Lee(Director)inBrian O'Malley(Director)
Co-investorsAccelAcrew CapitalArba LLCAspect VenturesBattery VenturesCoatue Management+12 more
Job&Talent is an AI-powered workforce platform that connects job seekers with employers in essential industries such as logistics, delivery, and warehousing.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechMarketplacesMadrid, ES
Felipe Navío(Founder)Juan Urdiales(Founder)
Co-investorsKibo VenturesAtomicoAcurio VenturesDN CapitalFJ LabsMundi Ventures+10 more
Kodiak AI develops AI-powered autonomous ground transportation solutions, with initial focus on driverless trucking.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsCalifornia, US
Don Burnette(Founder & CEO)inPaz Eshel(Founder)
Co-investorsA'Z AngelsAliya Capital PartnersBattery VenturesBMW i VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Gaingels+10 more
Kraken 360 Investments provides capital and launch infrastructure to blockchain protocols in pre-token and early post-token phases, offering custody, staking, treasury, and liquidity services alongside fundraising support.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Jesse Powell(Founder)inMichael Gronager(Founder)inThanh Luu(Founder)David RipleyinArjun Sethiin
Co-investors1/1 Capital10T Fundalphabet angelsAltari VenturesAweh VenturesBlockchain Capital+49 more
Loft runs a digital marketplace for residential real estate in Brazil.
Sarasota, US
Mate Pencz(Founder)inJoão Vianna(Founder)inJONATHAN BLOCK(Executive Officer, Director)Florian Hagenbuch(Founder)
BoardMARTIN DE CRANE D'HEYSSELAER(Director)ROWLAND HOBBS(Director)
Co-investorsAcross Capital PartnersAndreessen HorowitzFJ LabsLaunchBay CapitalMONASHEESNazca+13 more
Mach Industries designs and manufactures defense systems including unmanned aerial systems, precision munitions, high-altitude surveillance platforms, and propulsion testing capabilities for military applications.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareHuntington Beach, US
Ethan Thornton(Founder)inBrendan Cooney(Executive Officer)inAshton Bennett(Founder)
BoardKeith Rabois(Director)inGeoff Lewis(Director)inLewis Geoff(Director)
Co-investorsAloft VCBedrockBig Brain HoldingsBoxGroupChampion Hill VenturesCoalition+20 more
Mythic builds analog processing units based on compute-in-memory architecture designed to run AI workloads efficiently in real-world applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Mike Henry(Founder)inTaner Ozcelik(CEO / Board Member)inSteven Pho(CFO)Dave Fick(Founder)
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesLinse CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)S3 VenturesAtreides ManagementDCVC (Data Collective)+16 more
Patreon is a membership platform that enables creators to build communities, share exclusive work, and monetize their output through direct fan support, eliminating algorithmic dependence.
Creator EconomyMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jack Conte(Co-founder)inSam Yam(Co-founder)inJack Conte Sam Yam(Founder)
BoardDaniel Rimer(Director)inDick Costolo(Director)Goli Sheikholeslami(Director)
Co-investors1435 CapitalAccompliceAtelierCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Defy Partners+24 more
Plaid provides financial infrastructure and APIs that enable developers to build financial technology products and services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSan Francisco, US
Zach Perret(Founder)inWilliam Hockey(Founder)in
BoardMo Koyfman(Director)Rick Yang(Director)in
Co-investors1435 CapitalAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAmbush CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroup+34 more
Platform Science provides fleet management software that integrates commercial vehicles and mobile applications into a single connected platform for transportation companies.
Enterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Diego, US
Jack Kennedy(Founder)inJOHN C KENNEDY III(Executive Officer, Director)SMOLEK ANTHONY(Executive Officer)
BoardCHRIS SULTEMEIER(Director)WILL O'DONNELL(Director)inJACOB MEDWELL(Director)
Co-investors8VCActivant CapitalNewRoad Capital Partners, LLCNext Legacy PartnersSchematic VenturesSoftBank Vision Fund+2 more
Quanergy develops 3D LiDAR sensing systems and perception software for physical security, smart cities, and industrial automation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechHardwareIoTSunnyvale, US
Tianyue Yu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inLouay Eldada(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inEnzo Signore(CEO & Co-Founder)inAlexander Turkot(Board Member, Director, and Co-Founder)in
BoardTamer Hassanein(Director)inSteven Beringhause(Director)
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersCanas CapitalG SquaredJacket River Capital PartnersRed Sails InvestmentReshape+5 more
Quantstamp provides smart contract and blockchain security audits and verification services for Web3 and Web2 projects.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Richard Ma(CEO)inSteven Stewart(CTO)inDon Ho(Manaing Director)Krishna Sriram(Director, Partnerships)Emily Hinojos(Executive Assistant)Samantha Stortz-Stierle(Recruiter)
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCDG Ventures, Inc.DragonflyFifty YearsFJ LabsHashed+22 more
RapidSOS operates a safety network that connects public safety agencies, enterprises, and consumer/corporate devices to provide critical context and pre-arrival intelligence to emergency responders and 911 dispatchers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechNew York, US
Nicholas Horelik(Founder)inMichael Martin(Founder)inNick Horelik(Founder)
BoardDan Nova(Director)Matthew Bozik(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAlumni VenturesApax DigitalAvanta VenturesBasecamp FundCity Light+18 more
Rappi is a delivery and logistics platform that connects merchants and delivery partners with millions of users across multiple countries in Latin America, offering immediate delivery services and payment opportunities for couriers.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesBogotá, CO
Simon Borrero(CEO)inSebastian Mejia(Founder)inFelipe Villamarin(Founder)inSimón Borrero(Founder)inFelipe Villamarina(Founder)Felipe Villamarín(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzARTFO Holdings LLCBase PartnersDVCFJ LabsFloodgate+45 more
London-based digital banking app offering multi-currency accounts, cards, trading and business accounts to 65m+ customers.
London, GB
Nikolay Storonsky(Founder)inVlad Yatsenko(Founder)inNik Storonsky(Founder)
Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAlanda Capital Holding LimitedAlkeon InnovationAlpha Wave GlobalAMK Investment Office+59 more
Rivian designs and manufactures software-defined electric vehicles, including the R1T electric truck, R1S SUV, and upcoming R2, with home charging equipment and access to a broad public charging network.
CleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationIrvine, US
RJ Scaringe(Founder)in
Co-investors1435 CapitalB3 CapitalCoatue ManagementDesigner FundJIMCOPrysm Capital+10 more
Scopely is a mobile and interactive entertainment company that creates, publishes, and operates games across multiple platforms, powered by its proprietary Playgami technology platform.
GamingLos Angeles, US
Walter Driver(Founder)inSujay TyleinRich WatersinMax LininAnkur Bulsara(Founder)Eric Futoran(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnthem Venture Management, LlcBAM VenturesBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBonfire VenturesBoxGroup+32 more
Transfix provides a transportation management system (TMS) for freight brokerages, combining pricing, carrier sourcing, scheduling, tracking, invoicing, and reporting in a modular platform.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNew York, US
Drew McElroy(Founder)inJonathan Salama(Founder)in
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersBowery CapitalCanvas VenturesCharge VCExpansion Venture CapitalFounder Collective+7 more
Turo is a peer-to-peer car sharing platform that allows individuals to rent vehicles from local car owners for trips and travel needs.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Shelby Clark(Founder)inAndre Haddad(Chief Executive Officer & Chairperson)inNabeel Al-Kady(Founder)Tara Reeves(Founder)
Co-investors137 VenturesAdit Ventures Management, LlcAllied Venture PartnersAugust CapitalAurumCanaan Partners+26 more
Making quality education accessible to all through the world's largest marketplace for learning and teaching online.
San Francisco, US
Eren Bali(Founder)inOktay Caglar(Founder)Gagan Biyani(Founder)inDennis Yang(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPaul Lee(Director)Bradley Twohig(Director)
Co-investors1802 Ventures3Spoke CapitalAlpha PartnersBling CapitalChanger ClubFounder Institute Australia & New Zealand+16 more
wefox is a pan-European, underwriting-led insurance distribution platform that combines Managing General Agent (MGA) capabilities with digitally enabled distribution, using proprietary AI-supported technology to sell insurance to retail customers.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechBerlin, DE
Fabian Wesemann(Founder)inJulian Teicke(Founder)inJoachim MüllerinDario Fazlic(Founder)
Co-investorsARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)AZURO CAPITAL VENTURESConny & Co.D4 VenturesG SquaredGR Capital+27 more
Wish is a mobile-first, low-price e-commerce marketplace connecting mainly Chinese merchants with bargain shoppers worldwide.
San Francisco, US
Peter Szulczewski(Founder)inDanny Zhang(Founder)Piotr Szulczewski(Founder)
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCAcequia Capital (AceCap)Carbide VenturesChina Growth CapitalCoatue Management+24 more
x.ai builds frontier AI reasoning models, real-time voice AI, and generative media systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Yuhuai (Tony) Wu(Founder)inDennis Mortensen(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Poon(Director)Greg Yang(Founder)inGuodong Zhang(Founder)inIgor Babuschkin(Founder)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesAbstract VenturesAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+73 more
Zocdoc runs an online marketplace where US patients find in-network doctors and dentists and book in-person or telehealth appointments.
New York, US
Cyrus Massoumi(Founder)Oliver Kharraz(Founder)inNick (Nikhil) Ganju(Founder)inNetta Samroengraja(Executive Officer, Director)inNick Ganju(Founder)
BoardKen Howery(Director)in
Co-investorsAtomicoBlue CollectiveCraft VenturesDisruptive VenturesFounders FundFrancisco Partners+11 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AmazegroupAmazegroup (Zed Run)CHAOS IndustriesEpirusHudman SolutionsImpossibleIPSecureNeutron Holdings (Formerly LimeBike)Radiant IndustriesSourceMogulTrustedXX (formerly Twitter)
Exits · 29
18 IPOs · 11 acquisitions · showing 17AirbnbNASDAQ: ABNBAsanaNYSE; LTSE: ASANCoinbaseNasdaq: COINDocuSignNASDAQ: DOCUHawkEye 360NYSE: HAWKInstacartNASDAQ: CARTKlarnaNYSE: KLARLyftNASDAQ: LYFTNeutron HoldingsNASDAQ: LIMEPalantir Technologies Inc.NASDAQ: PLTRPinterestNYSE: PINSRent the RunwayNASDAQ: RENTSoFiNASDAQ: SOFISpaceXNASDAQ: SPCXScopely, Inc.acq. by Savvy Games GroupTrustedacq. by Care.comxAIacq. by SpaceX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAirbnb · clay.com · Oct 16, 2026

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Decart · research.contrary.com · Aug 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Manhattan Venture Partners made?
- Manhattan Venture Partners has 75 tracked investments, 29 of which have exited.
- What stage does Manhattan Venture Partners invest at?
- Manhattan Venture Partners invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Manhattan Venture Partners focus on?
- Manhattan Venture Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is Manhattan Venture Partners located?
- Manhattan Venture Partners is headquartered in New York.
- Does Manhattan Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Manhattan Venture Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Manhattan Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Manhattan Venture Partners most often shares deals with Coatue Management, InvestX, FJ Labs, among 663 tracked co-investors.
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