Manhattan Ventures Partners

Manhattan Ventures Partners, which uses the name Manhattan Venture Partners or MVP, is a venture capital firm focused on the secondary market for private technology companies. It invests in companies before they list, under the slogan of backing tomorrow's IPOs, and says its choices are driven by research. The firm also advises start-ups on designing liquidity programmes.

Products and services

• Secondary investments: stakes in private technology companies bought through the secondary market.
• Investor partnerships: routes for investors who want to deploy capital alongside the firm.
• Liquidity advisory: helping start-ups design programmes that give shareholders a route to liquidity.
• Research: commentary on private valuations and IPOs from Manhattan Venture Research.

Customers and markets

Investors seeking exposure to private technology companies, and start-ups with their management and shareholders. Past holdings described on its site include a digital currency exchange, an online learning marketplace, a sustainable food start-up and a micromobility firm.

Key facts

• Research arm: Manhattan Venture Research
• Media: partner Rashaun Williams has commented on IPOs and private valuations in financial media