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MVP is a one-stop principal investor and advisory solution to private venture-backed companies.
Since 2010 the partners at MVP VC have been integral in the institutionalization of the Direct Secondary market. We are pioneers in this space and have collectively engaged in more than $10B of primary and secondary venture investments. Our belief is that Direct Secondaries are the evolution of the Secondary LP investing strategy established in the early 1980s and should be treated accordingly.
MVP differentiates itself through its unique research and ability to streamline the secondary process by being a principal investing and advisory solution to private companies and their shareholders, as well as GPs and LPs. This is accomplished by bringing together the full expertise of our Secondary as a Service platform, investment banking expertise, research team, and the All-Star Family of funds with >$1B of AUM.
The team at Manhattan Venture Research was the first to produce research on private technology companies. MVR provides insight for investors in the form of unbiased, cutting-edge private company research. These reports have the benefit of alleviating the opacity and informational asymmetry that comes with the venture capital asset class. The reports that MVR produce is akin to when traditional investment banks initiate coverage on public companies, except our universe is exclusively private. We were the first to initiate coverage on Spotify, Palantir, SpaceX, Uber, and Airbnb.
Our Secondary as a Service™ team structures programmatic liquidity solutions in collaboration with the company, where we act as an advisor, investor, and/or book runner.
We identify, target, and invest in companies that are well-capitalized by top VCs, have strong earnings growth, and have disruptive technology.
MVP manages all aspects of the investment to ensure an efficient, transparent, issuer-friendly, and regulatory compliant transaction.
MVP is a one-stop principal investor and advisory solution to private venture-backed companies.
Since 2010 the partners at MVP VC have been integral in the institutionalization of the Direct Secondary market. We are pioneers in this space and have collectively engaged in more than $10B of primary and secondary venture investments. Our belief is that Direct Secondaries are the evolution of the Secondary LP investing strategy established in the early 1980s and should be treated accordingly.
MVP differentiates itself through its unique research and ability to streamline the secondary process by being a principal investing and advisory solution to private companies and their shareholders, as well as GPs and LPs. This is accomplished by bringing together the full expertise of our Secondary as a Service platform, investment banking expertise, research team, and the All-Star Family of funds with >$1B of AUM.
The team at Manhattan Venture Research was the first to produce research on private technology companies. MVR provides insight for investors in the form of unbiased, cutting-edge private company research. These reports have the benefit of alleviating the opacity and informational asymmetry that comes with the venture capital asset class. The reports that MVR produce is akin to when traditional investment banks initiate coverage on public companies, except our universe is exclusively private. We were the first to initiate coverage on Spotify, Palantir, SpaceX, Uber, and Airbnb.
Our Secondary as a Service™ team structures programmatic liquidity solutions in collaboration with the company, where we act as an advisor, investor, and/or book runner.
We identify, target, and invest in companies that are well-capitalized by top VCs, have strong earnings growth, and have disruptive technology.
MVP manages all aspects of the investment to ensure an efficient, transparent, issuer-friendly, and regulatory compliant transaction.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2014
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series B; Secondary Market
Portfolio 77
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 18.08.2026 | Wispr AI | wispr.ai | $306.6M | United Sta... |
| 11.08.2026 | Lumilens | lumilens.com | $900M | United Sta... |
| 22.07.2026 | Mach Indus... | machindustries.com | $184.7M | United Sta... |
| 10.06.2026 | Decart | decart.ai | $453M | - |
| 26.02.2026 | Radiant | radiantnuclear.com | $400M | United Sta... |
| 26.02.2026 | CHAOS. | chaosinc.com | $930M | United Sta... |
| 06.12.2025 | Zocdoc | zocdoc.com | $525.94M | United Sta... |
| 06.12.2025 | Base Power | basepowercompany.com | $1.4B | United Sta... |
| 06.12.2025 | IPSecure | ipsecure.com | - | United Sta... |
| 06.12.2025 | MYTHIC | mythic.ai | $138M | United Sta... |
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News 18
| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.10.2022 | Netflix's earnings beat and subscriber growth show 'everything is working': Analyst | Manhattan Venture Partners Head of Research Santosh Rao assesses Netflix'x latest earnings beat and reported subscriber growth figures, while also examining the streaming platform's plans for ad-tier subscription services and content progra... |
| 07.10.2022 | High hopes and a mountain of dry powder have VCs poised for a soft landing | Stakes in pre-IPO companies that had their last financing event in the second half of 2021 are now trading at an average of 60% less than their previous round, according to Andrea Walne, a general partner at Manhattan Venture Partners, a se... |
| 07.10.2022 | With the Pullback in IPOs, Shareholders in Private Companies Are Selling — And Prices Are Dropping | That’s because the investible universe in the private market has never been so big and so cheap. According to PitchBook, the number of private companies valued at more than $1 billion reached 340 in 2021, more than the past five years combi... |
| 07.10.2022 | WHY IS EVERYONE CANCELLING NETFLIX AND SWITCHING TO OTHER PLATFORMS? | Talking about the change, Santosh Rao, Manhattan Venture Partners head of research, told Yahoo Finance: “Netflix was all about subscribers for so long. The whole story has to be evaluated from a lower base now. And the multiples are getting... |
| 07.10.2022 | Why Investors Should Say No to Tech IPOs | Investors didn’t have to wait until the later stages to beat public market shareholders. According to the report, the average annualized return for Series A investors was 63 percent, while those investing in Series B to Series D have also e... |
| 07.10.2022 | Netflix Q1 net subscribers unexpectedly decline, revenue misses expectations | Meanwhile, private valuations have shrunk. Stakes in pre-IPO venture-backed companies, whose last financing round was in last year’s second half, dropped an average of 60% from their previous level, by the estimate of Manhattan Venture Part... |
| 07.10.2022 | Instacart Slashes Valuation, Gopuff Plans Layoffs | Manhattan Venture Partners General Partner Andrea Walne joins Bloomberg Technology's Emily Chang to talk about Instacart's mark down, Gopuff planning layoffs to cut $40 million in costs and what the VC valuation down turn means for the indu... |
| 07.10.2022 | Venture Capital Is in the Dumps, But the Money Keeps Rolling In | Meanwhile, private valuations have shrunk. Stakes in pre-IPO venture-backed companies, whose last financing round was in last year’s second half, dropped an average of 60% from their previous level, by the estimate of Manhattan Venture Part... |
| 07.10.2022 | Blockchain.com to Announce Its IPO as It Races with Others to Join Coinbase | According to Santosh Rao, head of research at Manhattan Venture Partners, the engagement of crypto firms will largely depend on the Bitcoin price as well as the regulatory framework. |
| 28.09.2022 | IPO valuations in private market are likely higher than public, says MVP’s Rashaun Williams | MVP All Star Fund General Partner, Rashaun Williams, joins ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss changing trends in the IPO market, why M&A is becoming more favorable than going public, and the attractive qualities behind his IPO favorite, Instacar... |
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Mentions in press and media 48
| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.08.2026 | Transfyr Bio Raises $25M in Seed Funding | Transfyr Bio, Inc., a Cambridge, MA-based physical AI infrastructure platform for laboratory science, raised $25M in Seed funding. The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Lux Capital, Breakout Ventures, Factory, Neo, ... |
| 26.08.2026 | Transfyr Secures $25M Seed Funding | CAMBRIDGE, MA, Transfyr, a physical AI platform for real-world science, announced a $25M Seed round. >> Click here for more funding data on Transfyr >> To export Transfyr funding data to PDF and Excel, click here Transfyr, a ph... |
| 26.08.2026 | Wispr AI Snares $280M Series B | SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Wispr AI has raised $280 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation. >> Click here for more funding data on Wispr >> To export Wispr funding data to PDF and Excel, click here Wispr AI has raised $2... |
| 20.08.2026 | ALSO Announces $150 Million Series D Financing | PALO ALTO, CA, ALSO, a technology company building, small electric vehicles, announced it has closed a $150 million Series D financing round. >> Click here for more funding data on ALSO >> To export ALSO funding data to PDF and... |
| 19.08.2026 | Wispr Secures $280M, Valued at $2 Billion, Redefining Voice AI | Wispr, a leading AI voice technology firm, raised $280 million in Series B funding, pushing its valuation to $2 billion. The capital fuels expansion, R&D, and new products. Its Flow platform offers advanced voice dictation. The new Cant... |
| 19.08.2026 | ALSO Raises $150 Million Series D After $200 Million Series C As Autonomous EV Push Accelerates | ALSO has raised a $150 million Series D financing round to accelerate development of its autonomous vehicle platform and expand its lineup of small electric vehicles for moving people and goods. Prysm Capital led the round, with participati... |
| 19.08.2026 | Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, August 19, 2026: Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, ICONIQ, JPMorgan Chase, Prosus & More | Venture capital’s message over the past twelve hours is unusually coherent: investors are paying up for companies that control hard-to-replicate systems, data, infrastructure, manufacturing capacity, or regulated distribution, not simply fo... |
| 19.08.2026 | ALSO Raises $150M to Accelerate Autonomous Small EVs | ALSO Raises $150M for Autonomous Mobility ALSO has raised $150 million in Series D funding to accelerate its electric mobility platform. Prysm Capital led the round with participation from Eclipse, Greenoaks and MVP Ventures. The financing ... |
| 19.08.2026 | ALSO Raises $150M in Series D Funding | ALSO, a Palo Alto, CA-based technology company building small electric vehicles, raised $150M in Series D financing. The round was led by Prysm Capital with participation from Eclipse, Greenoaks, and MVP Ventures. The raise brought the tota... |
| 18.08.2026 | AI voice startup Wispr raises $280 million, nearly triples valuation to $2 billion | San Francisco-based voice AI startup Wispr has raised $280 million in a Series B funding round, valuing the startup at $2 billion as it expands beyond its core dictation product. Advertisment The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with existi... |
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