Company Performance Metrics
- Jared Carmel: Managing PartnerPast Role: Citizen VC, Co-Founder
- Eric Brachfeld: Managing PartnerPast Role: G Squared, Partner, Senior Managing Director
Since 2014, Manhattan Venture Partners (MVP) has redefined venture capital with our "Land and Expand" strategy—entering later-stage rounds, expanding via secondaries, and fueling growth while empowering companies to stay private until the optimal exit. Managing $1.5B in AUM, we deliver top-decile returns 3x faster than traditional VC
funds, leveraging a data-driven approach to target high-growth, disruptive, category-defining businesses at pivotal inflection points. We’re currently investing from MVP All-Star Fund V.
Founded by Jared Carmel, Eric Brachfeld, and Brad Fishman, MVP operates globally from our New York headquarters, with teams in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, and Dubai. We pioneered the Direct Secondary market with our Secondary-as-a-Service™ platform, unlocking liquidity for founders, employees, and investors. Our track record speaks for itself: 18 IPOs, 6 strategic sales, and consistent results in a complex market.
Our investors—pension funds, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds—trust us to back standout portfolios across three buckets: •Hyper-Growth Disruptors: xAI, Anthropic, Figure AI, Groq •Rising All-Stars: Kodiak Robotics, Epirus, Platform Science, BlueVoyant, Capella Space, HawkEye360, RapidSOS •Blue-Chip Late Stage: Epic Games, Klarna, SpaceX, Lime, Turo, Revolut, Kraken, Cohesity, X •Historic Exits: Coinbase, Palantir, Spotify, Lyft, Airbnb, DraftKings, Postmates, DocuSign, Pinterest, Aumni
Through Manhattan Venture Research, we deliver top-tier insights on private companies, powered by our network and Bloomberg terminals. Featured in leading financial media, our research guides institutional investors worldwide.
MVP’s integrated platform—blending primary investments, secondary market innovation, and deep industry ties—spots opportunities others overlook and executes with precision.
