Morgan Creek Capital
Institutional investorChapel Hill · Seed–Late Stage · 31 people tracked
Investment thesis
Morgan Creek Capital Management provides institutional and wealthy family clients with customized investment programs and discretionary strategies grounded in the University Endowment Model. Its core services span asset allocation, manager selection, and portfolio construction. The firm's investment professionals are globally based, allowing the team to operate in the same locations as many of the managers they work with. Its senior investment team, many with 20+ years of experience, brings expertise across endowment management, investment banking, management consulting, institutional investment management, and regulatory affairs, and meets weekly for high-level strategic discussions.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 31 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 24 of 48 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×18Fintech ×16AI & Machine Learning ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Enterprise Software ×4Cloud Computing ×3Cybersecurity ×3Developer Tools ×3
HQs:United States×12Canada×1Hong Kong×1
Investments · 48 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 12019 · 12018 · 14 dated
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 & Web3FintechLos Angeles, US
Brian Armstrong(Founder/CEO)in
eToro is an online trading and investment platform that enables retail investors to trade stocks, ETFs, and other assets with zero broker fees, and offers a CopyTrader feature allowing users to automatically replicate trades of experienced investors.
FintechBnei Brak
Johnathan Alexander Assia(Executive Officer, Director)Shalom Berkovitz(Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer)Ronen Assia(Executive Director, Co-founder and Director)Eddy Shalev(Director)Avner Stepak(Director)Santo Politi(Director)
Amber Group is a digital assets investment and portfolio management firm that serves institutional and individual investors with trading, liquidity provision, and infrastructure solutions for crypto and Web3 projects.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Armilla AI is a managing general agent offering liability coverage, performance warranties, and risk assessments for AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechToronto, CA
Dan Adamson(Founder)inKarthik Ramakrishnan(Founder)inBaiju Hasmukhrai Devani(Executive Officer, Director)Raif Barbaros(Director)
The Avalanche Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports innovation and growth in the Avalanche ecosystem through grants, programs, and strategic support for developers, entrepreneurs, and communities building on the Avalanche blockchain platform.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech
An informational page describing Bitcoin, a decentralized peer-to-peer digital currency that enables payments without a central authority using cryptography, proof-of-work, and a public blockchain.
Crypto & Web3
Bitwise Investments provides professionally managed cryptocurrency funds and investment products for institutional and individual investors.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Katherine Dowling(Executive Officer)Matt Hougan(Executive Officer)Teddy Fusaro(Executive Officer)Corey Mulloy(Director)Hong Kim(Executive Officer, Director)Hunter Horsley(Founder & CEO)
Blockdaemon provides blockchain infrastructure services including staking, node deployment, APIs, and wallet management across 60+ protocols for financial institutions and developers.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLos Angeles, US
Konstantin Richter(CEO and Founder)Ed Sim(Director)Gil Beyda(Director)
Chain Reaction designs processors, including its 3PU FHE processor, that make fully homomorphic encryption practical for large-scale computation on encrypted data.
CybersecurityHardwareSemiconductors
New York, US
Max Galka(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Pompliano(Director)Nuria Gutierrez Prunera(Executive Officer, Director)Vladimir Jelisavcic(Director)
Figure is a lending platform that offers residential and commercial loan products including home equity lines of credit, cash-out refinances, DSCR loans, and crypto-backed loans for borrowers.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechCharlotte, US
Mike Cagney(Co-Founder, Executive Chairman)inJune Ou(Co-Founder, Advisor, Board Member)inJin Woo Park(Executive Officer, Director)
A customer-owned banking platform that invests 50% of profits toward environmental protection and social justice initiatives.
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 ComputingSemiconductors
Jonathan Ross(Founder & CEO)in
Ledger provides hardware and software cryptocurrency wallet solutions that enable users to buy, swap, earn, and manage digital assets with security features and portfolio tracking capabilities across multiple blockchain networks.
Crypto & Web3FintechHardware
Charles Guillemet(CEO)in
Niobium develops a platform for encrypted computation using fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) that processes data while keeping it encrypted throughout its lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDayton, US
Mark Yusko(Director)Kevin Yoder(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Farrell(Executive Officer)Shane Wall(Director)Georgios Dimou(Executive Officer)Lucas Duncan(Executive Officer)
Stably is a stablecoin services and advisory firm that helps businesses, financial institutions, and DeFi protocols launch and manage branded stablecoins, offering Stablecoin-as-a-Service (via partner Brale) alongside advisory on economics, liquidity, and go-to-market.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSSeattle, US
BRYAN LESLIE GUY(Executive Officer)AMIYA DIWAN(Executive Officer)DAZHENG ZHANG(Executive Officer, Director)PAUL STAHURA(Director)KHOI MANH HOANG(Executive Officer, Director)Kory Hoang(Founder)
Swipelux provides a payments platform with a single API for fiat and crypto on-ramp, custody, and payouts, letting businesses accept funds via cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Open Banking, and local payment methods, then convert and settle across 100+ cryptocurrencies and chains.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
ethereum.org is a public, open-source educational resource and community portal for the Ethereum blockchain network, maintained by a core team and thousands of global contributors.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEdTech
Trugard provides security and risk-monitoring solutions for digital asset holders, continuously evaluating on-chain and off-chain hazards and delivering real-time safety indicators to improve transaction safety.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
San Francisco, US
Rafael Cosman(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel An(Executive Officer, Director)
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLedger · securityweek.com · Jul 17, 2026
Coinbase · fortune.com · Jul 17, 2026
Figure · startbase.com · Jul 16, 2026
Cover · techtimes.com · Jul 16, 2026
Avalanche · cryptonews.net · Jul 13, 2026
Bitwise · bitcoinworld.co.in · Jul 13, 2026
Filecoin · tradingview.com · Jul 9, 2026
Solana · cryptobriefing.com · Jul 2, 2026
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 3
as of Dec 2024| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Creek IIILPs: San Joaquin County Employees' Retirement Association | 2015 | — | — | 0.65x | 0.07x |
| Morgan Creek VILPs: San Joaquin County Employees' Retirement Association | 2015 | — | — | 1.62x | 0.46x |
| Morgan Creek VLPs: San Joaquin County Employees' Retirement Association | 2013 | — | — | 1.36x | 0.89x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Morgan Creek Capital invest at?
- Morgan Creek Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What is Morgan Creek Capital's typical check size?
- Morgan Creek Capital typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does Morgan Creek Capital focus on?
- Morgan Creek Capital focuses on Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Morgan Creek Capital located?
- Morgan Creek Capital is headquartered in Chapel Hill, US.
- Does Morgan Creek Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Morgan Creek Capital leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInterviewing Mark W. Yusko, Founder and CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management | Crypto Hot Seat
Token Metrics · Mark W. Yusko
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