Morgan Stanley
Purchase · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Also known as ATLANTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. · MORGAN STANLEY AIP GP LP · MORGAN STANLEY EATON VANCE CLO MANAGER LLC · Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Inc. · Morgan Stanley Institutional Investment Advisors Llc · Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company · Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. · Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited · Morgan Stanley Next Level · MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE EQUITY ASIA, INC. · MORGAN STANLEY REAL ESTATE ADVISOR, INC. · Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Llc · MS CAPITAL PARTNERS ADVISER INC. · MSREF REAL ESTATE ADVISOR, INC. · MSRESS III MANAGER, L.L.C.
Fund manager profile
Morgan Stanley is a venture fund manager based in Purchase. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund, L.P. filed June 2023.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 4 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 13 of 14 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×5Data & Infrastructure ×3Enterprise Software ×3Fintech ×3Cloud Computing ×2Crypto & Web3 ×2Cleantech ×1
HQs:United States×11
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 12024 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 18 dated
Navan is an AI-powered platform for corporate travel and expense management that combines booking, policy management, and real-time reporting for enterprise clients.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityPalo Alto, US
CohenTwig
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAkkadian VenturesAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzBase PartnersElad Gil+11 more
KSI Vision is an AI video analytics software platform that turns existing CCTV security cameras into behavioral data—people counting, heatmaps, dwell times, and real-time alerts—without new hardware.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsThalesLab
Vested Finance is an investment platform that lets Indian residents and NRIs invest in over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, including full and fractional shares.
FintechAustin, US
Sourabh Ahuja(Executive Officer)Mike Bruno(Executive Officer)
BoardRussell Geyser(Director)Lorne Abony(Director)
Co-investorsCPP InvestmentsPremji InvestTA AssociatesThink InvestmentsTiger Global ManagementDorm Room+2 more
Santa Monica, US
Joshua Rosenheck(Chief Product Officer)Diankha Linear(President and CEO)Courtney Saye(CFO)Robert Wolf(Director)
BoardGuy Oseary(Director)
Board seatAlice Vilma· per SEC Form D · $25M raise · filed Sep 2023
Co-investorsSound Ventures
Arcade is a platform where users create interactive worlds and games by describing ideas to an AI companion, then play and build them together with friends.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingBurlingame, US
Gabriel(Co-Founder & CTO)inSAM PARTEE(Director)ALEXANDER SALAZAR(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsKima VenturesSYN Ventures
BrightSource Energy develops OASES, a cloud-based energy management and optimization platform that uses AI and physics-based modeling to optimize renewable energy and storage portfolios including photovoltaics, battery storage, microgrids, wind turbines, and EV charging.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyOakland, US
Co-investorsDBL PartnersRiverwood CapitalVantagePoint Capital PartnersDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)
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(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ion Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inReynold Xin(Founder)inPatrick Wendell(Founder)inAndy Konwinski(Founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAltra VentureAmplify Partners+68 more
Everstream Analytics provides supply chain risk management software that gives companies predictive insight and analytics into risks across their supplier networks.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsColumbia CapitalStepstone Group
HealthtechNew York, US
Ashlee Wisdom(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors100Km Ventures LlcGraham Walker VentureNex CubedPurple Sage VenturesR/GA VenturesSeae Ventures
Horizon provides developer building blocks for blockchain applications, including smart crypto wallets, 1-click cross-chain payments in any token, and real-time multi-chain data indexing.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Peter Kieltyka(Founder)in
Co-investorsPolygon VenturesTransLink CapitalBNP Paribas
Invoca provides AI-powered software that connects online and offline touchpoints across the buyer or patient journey, tying interactions like phone calls to revenue.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSanta Barbara, US
Dan Weigel(Vice President of People and Culture Secretary)Mark Woodward(Chief Executive Officer)Nick Cronin(Vice President of Finance and Asst. Secretary)Kobie Fueller(Director)
BoardBrett Queener(Director)inJohn Greathouse(Director)
Co-investorsH.I.G. Growth PartnersAccelSalesforce VenturesUpfront VenturesBonfire VenturesH.I.G. Capital+1 more
Lambda provides GPU cloud infrastructure for AI training and inference, offering single-tenant clusters, on-demand instances, and managed AI supercomputers built on NVIDIA GPUs (GB300 NVL72, HGX B300/B200, H200/H100).
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Benhamin Nelson(Executive Officer)Austen Allred(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJessica Verrilli(Director)John Danner(Director)
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAlpha Square GroupAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBasecamp Fund+12 more
Ramp provides a spend management platform that consolidates corporate cards, expense management, accounts payable, business banking, travel booking, and procurement into one system.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Karim Atiyeh(Co-Founder & Co-CEO (formerly CTO))inEric Glyman(CEO)Gene Lee(Co-Founder)Rahul Sengottuvelu(Chief Technology Officer)William (Will) Petrie(Chief Financial Officer)inGeoff Charles(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures8VCA*Alpha Wave GlobalAnti+46 more
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Kristy Kim(Founder)inKevin Irwin(Director)Ashwini Gupta(Director)Dukkyu Park(Director)Soyeon Kim(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBAM VenturesBeni Venture CapitalBronze InvestmentsLewis & Clark VenturesTechstarsUlu Ventures+3 more
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioNavanNASDAQ: NAVN
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Horizon · realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Aug 16, 2026
Lambda · idcnova.com · Aug 14, 2026
Databricks · techcrunch.com · Aug 13, 2026
Navan · calcalistech.com · Jul 7, 2026
Ramp · Banking Dive · Jul 1, 2026
Arcade AI · developersdigest.tech · Jun 24, 2026
TomoCredit · forbes.com · Feb 6, 2026
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 11
as of Mar 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Haven Tactical Value Fund II, LPLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures | 2022 | — | — | 1.20x | 0.00x |
| North Haven Infrastructure Partners III, SCSpLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures | 2019 | — | — | 1.40x | 0.05x |
| North Haven Infrastructure Partners II, LPLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures | 2016 | — | — | 1.38x | 1.14x |
| Morgan Stanley Real Estate Mezzanine Fund, L.P.LPs: Florida State Board of Administration | 2011 | — | -25.8% | 0.44x | 0.44x |
| Morgan Stanley Real Estate Mezzanine Partners A LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration | 2008 | — | -25.8% | 0.44x | 0.44x |
| Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.LPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems | 2007 | — | 0.3% | — | — |
| MS Global RE SecuritiesLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems | 2007 | — | 0.8% | 1.07x | 1.07x |
| Morgan Stanley Prime Property FundLPs: Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System | 2005 | — | 6.4% | 1.77x | 0.23x |
| North Haven Real Estate Fund V InternationalLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems, San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association | 2005 | — | 6.8% | 1.22x | 1.22x |
| Morgan Stanley - Private EquityLPs: South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission, Rockefeller Foundation | 1997 | — | -1.3% | — | — |
| Morgan Stanley Venture Partners III, LPLPs: Washington State Investment Board | 1997 | — | 40.9% | 2.30x | 2.34x |
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 Stanley invest at?
- Morgan Stanley invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Morgan Stanley focus on?
- Morgan Stanley focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Morgan Stanley located?
- Morgan Stanley is headquartered in Purchase, US.
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