Chapel Hill · Seed–Late Stage · 25 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 25, 2026.
Team · 25 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
4 people who came through Morgan Creek Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
+ 1 more
What they invest in
from 32 of 49 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×23Fintech ×22AI & Machine Learning ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6Enterprise Software ×5Cloud Computing ×3Cybersecurity ×3Developer Tools ×3
HQs:United States×17Canada×2Hong Kong×1
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 12019 · 22018 · 15 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 & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Brian Armstrong(Co-founder & CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Co-founder)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)Alesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)Paul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)Lawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAnsa Capital+54 more
eToro's Smart Portfolios are ready-made, thematic investment portfolios curated by its analysts and partners (such as Franklin Templeton and BlackRock), bundling diversified financial assets around market trends like AI, fintech, and commodities.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechBnei Brak
Johnathan Alexander Assia(Executive Officer, Director)Ronen Assia(Executive Director, Co-founder and Director)Yoni Assia(Founder)inShalom Berkovitz(Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer)Hedva Ber(Executive Officer)Tuval Chomut(Chief Solutions Officer)
Co-investors91 VenturesAglae VenturesAnthemis VentureBRM CapitalCommerzVenturesDigital Currency Group+11 more
1inch is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for crypto users, offering token swaps through a DEX aggregator with intent-based and cross-chain functionality, MEV protection, and wallet security features.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Sergej Kunz(Founder)in
Co-investorsBig Candle CapitalBlockchain CapitalBR CapitalDragonflyFabric VenturesFenbushi Capital+12 more
Co-investorsPoint72 Ventures
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
Co-investorsBase PartnersCoinbase VenturesDCM VenturesDigital Finance GroupDragonflyFenbushi Capital+5 more
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)
BoardRaif Barbaros(Director)in
Co-investorsBeresford VenturesBetaworksCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Differential VenturesMS&AD VenturesRebel Fund+5 more
Co-investorsAmbush Capital
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
Emin Gun Sirer(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+25 more
Co-investorsEthos VCHorizons VenturesMulticoin CapitalNight Owl VenturesPantera CapitalSGH Capital+2 more
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
Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainBlockchain AssetsDraper AssociatesInnovating CapitalNarwhal Ventures+1 more
Bitwise offers professionally managed crypto investment funds and products, including ETFs, separately managed accounts, private funds, and staking.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Hong Kim(Executive Officer, Director)Hunter Horsley(Founder & CEO)inKatherine Dowling(Executive Officer)Matt Hougan(Executive Officer)Teddy Fusaro(Executive Officer)
BoardCorey Mulloy(Director)
Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalCastle Island VenturesChorus OneCoinbase VenturesCraft VenturesDria Ventures+5 more
BlockApps offers an enterprise blockchain platform (STRATO) for tokenizing and managing real world assets such as crypto, precious metals, and tokenized securities.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechBrooklyn, US
Kieren James-Lubin(Executive Officer, Director)Victor Wong(Director)
BoardJoseph Lubin(Director)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Bloccelerate VCConsenSys MeshFitz Gate VenturesJetBlue VenturesSKY VC+3 more
Blockdaemon provides blockchain infrastructure services including staking, node deployment, APIs, and wallet management across 60+ protocols for financial institutions and developers.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechLos Angeles, US
Konstantin Richter(CEO and Founder)in
BoardEd Sim(Director)inGil Beyda(Director)in
Co-investors10SQ Capital (TenSquared)Aurum Venture PartnersBaroda Venturesboldstart venturesBorderless VentureCoinFund+19 more
BlockFills is a cryptocurrency trading technology firm that builds a multi-asset platform providing price discovery, order matching, and trade reconciliation for digital spot, derivatives, and lending markets.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Co-investorsFenbushi CapitalFuture Perfect Ventures
Blumind develops all-analog semiconductor technology, including ultra-low-power analog neural signal processors (NSPs) and AMPL IP core/chiplet technology, for always-on AI classification tasks such as keyword detection, audio, vision, and sensor fusion.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Niraj Mathur(Founder)in
Co-investorsACME CapitalBDC Sustainability Venture FundCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)FusionTwo Small Fish VenturesBDC Capital Corporation+1 more
Chain Reaction designs processors, including its 3PU FHE processor, that make fully homomorphic encryption practical for large-scale computation on encrypted data.
CybersecurityHardwareSemiconductors
Alon Webman(Founder)
Co-investorsHanaco Venture Capital
Chainlink is an oracle platform that connects onchain applications with offchain data and external systems, serving major financial institutions and DeFi protocols with standards for data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsAZDAGBig Candle CapitalBitDAOBlack DragonCogitent VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)+8 more
A mobile application that lets users photograph items to obtain insurance quotes from multiple carriers.
FintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Karn Saroya(Founder/CEO)inAnand Dhillon(Founder)inNatalie Gray(Founder/Design)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorEarl Grey CapitalFlucas VenturesVista Equity Partners
New York, US
Max Galka(Executive Officer, Director)Nuria Gutiérrez Prunera(Founder)Chris LipowiczinNuria Gutierrez Prunera(Executive Officer, Director)Vladimir Jelisavcic(Director)
BoardAnthony Pompliano(Director)
Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalMoonshots CapitalParaFi CapitalVelvet Sea Ventures
Evertas is a specialist insurance underwriter covering cryptoassets, crypto mining hardware and AI infrastructure.
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCRyze LabsSaison CapitalTRGC
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)
Co-investorsB3 CapitalBlue Lion GlobalChaos VenturesConversion CapitalDCM VenturesDigital Currency Group+20 more
Filecoin is a decentralized storage network that uses cryptographic proofs to distribute data across a global peer-to-peer network, offering an alternative to centralized cloud storage providers.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Juan Benet(Founder)
Co-investors1confirmationArkStream CapitalAusum VenturesBlueYard CapitalBollinger Investment GroupBorderless Venture+17 more
Gemini provides access to cryptocurrency trading and digital asset management services, bridging the traditional financial system with the emerging cryptoeconomy for individuals and institutions.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Cameron Winklevoss(President)Tyler Winklevoss(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAugmentum FintechCleo CapitalDraper AssociatesDraper DragonEdge Case Capital PartnersNyca+4 more
A customer-owned banking platform that invests 50% of profits toward environmental protection and social justice initiatives.
Co-investorsAusum VenturesBuckhill CapitalMerkle Tree Capital
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 & CEO)inDouglas Wightman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChamath Palihapitiya(Director)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesB CapitalBasecamp FundBeyond CapitalBlueYard Capital+36 more
Hex Trust builds technology platforms serving large financial institutions in the banking and finance sector.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Alessio Quaglini(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsEterna CapitalFenbushi CapitalQBN CapitalRyze LabsToken Bay CapitalWintermute+5 more
Austin, US
Chris Hammelef(President)Carl Gallagher(Secretary and CFO)Dung T. Duong(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew R. Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)Randall E. Johnson(Executive Officer)
BoardArmando Pauker(Director)
Co-investorsWP Global PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)WP Explorer
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
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAglae VenturesCathay InnovationClub Italia Investimenti 2Digital Currency GroupDraper Associates+9 more
Crypto data, research and disclosure platform covering 40,000+ assets; acquired by Blockworks in June 2026.
Ryan Selkis(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureBlockchain CapitalCoinbase VenturesFabric VenturesFenbushi CapitalFloodgate+13 more
Namebase enables users to search and register decentralized top-level domains across thousands of extensions.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsAmentum Investment ManagementCoinbase Ventures
Niobium builds an encrypted cloud computing platform based on fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), keeping data encrypted while in use.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeep TechDayton, US
Jorge Myszne(Executive Officer)Kevin Yoder(President & CEO)Matthew Farrell(Executive Officer)Georgios Dimou(Executive Officer)Lucas Duncan(Executive Officer)David Archer(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFusionJobsOhio VenturesOhio Innovation FundSilicon Catalyst
Co-investorsBorderless VentureLvna CapitalValor Capital Group
Co-investorsSixThirty Ventures
Orca is a liquidity protocol and trading platform on the Solana blockchain that enables users to discover, deploy, and manage yield strategies across decentralized liquidity pools.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investors6th Man VenturesCollab+CurrencyMarin Digital VenturesPlaceholder VCRockawayXRyze Labs+2 more
PiKNiK uses a generative AI engine to reconstruct 3D building envelope models from public registries, aerial imagery, parcel data and permit archives, delivering results with confidence scores and provenance trails.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechPropTechSacramento, US
Patrick Yu(Founder)Kevin Huynh(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFenbushi Capital
San Francisco, US
June Ou(Interim Director)Michael Cagney(Interim Executive Director)
BoardEric Malchodi(Interim Director)
Co-investorsConversion CapitalDCM VenturesGateCap VenturesParaFi CapitalSustany CapitalTransLink Capital+1 more
Solana is a blockchain network designed for high-performance internet capital markets, payments, and cryptocurrency applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Anatoly Yakovenko(Solana Founder & Solana Labs CEO)inAlan Yu
Co-investors1k(x)1kx500 Globala16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAegis Ventues+36 more
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
Kory Hoang(Founder)David Zhang(Founder)BRYAN LESLIE GUY(Executive Officer)AMIYA DIWAN(Executive Officer)DAZHENG ZHANG(Executive Officer, Director)PAUL STAHURA(Director)
Co-investorsBloccelerate VC
Strike is a Bitcoin financial platform where users can buy, sell, spend, save, and borrow against bitcoin, with features including zero-fee recurring buys, Lightning Network payments, and free on-chain withdrawals.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalHivemind Ventures, LlcKube VCSpace Whale CapitalStreamlined VenturesValor Capital Group
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
Aya Miyaguchiin
Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainBaseTwoBloccelerate VCBollinger Investment GroupCollab+Currency+20 more
San Francisco, US
Rafael Cosman(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel An(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAmino Capital
Uniswap is an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange protocol using an automated market maker model, built by Uniswap Labs.
New York City, US
Hayden Adams(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAZDAGBig Candle CapitalDeepTech Ventures+10 more
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Chainlink · cryptorank.io · Aug 21, 2026
Gemini · theaiinsider.tech · Aug 20, 2026
Coinbase · Coinbase Blog · Aug 13, 2026
Evertas · coruzant.com · Aug 11, 2026
Strike · vineyardgazette.com · Aug 4, 2026
Cover · techtimes.com · Jul 16, 2026
Figure · startbase.com · Jul 16, 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.
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