Jared Carmel

Father, Husband, and Managing Partner in New York

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Jared Carmel - Managing Partner, Manhattan Venture Partners | General Partner, All-Star Fund

Venture Capitalist | Technology Investor | Secondary Markets Pioneer

Tomorrow’s IPOs Today™

As Managing Partner of Manhattan Venture Partners (MVP), I’ve built one of the world’s leading secondary market investment platforms, growing to >$1.5B AUM since 2014. PitchBook ranks MVP top 5 in the US and top 10 globally for secondary transaction volume.

Portfolio Leadership & Investment Strategy

At MVP I invested in 60+ companies across fintech, AI, robotics, cybersecurity, defense, and transformative technology through our “Land and Expand” strategy. Our Series C+ entry and secondary expansion approach generates top decile net DPI vs traditional venture capital.

Current Portfolio (sample):

Anthropic, Automattic, BlueVoyant, Cohere, Cohesity, Databricks, Discord, Epic Games, Epirus, Figure AI, Groq, HawkEye 360, Klarna, Kodiak Robotics, Lime, Platform Science, RapidSOS, Revolut, SpaceX, Vinted, xAI

Select Exits:

Airbnb, Coinbase, DocuSign, DraftKings, Lyft, Palantir, Pinterest, Postmates, SoFi, Spotify, X (Twitter)

Secondary-as-a-Service™ Innovation

I pioneered the Secondary-as-a-Service™ platform, institutionalizing secondary market transactions for private companies. This approach helps portfolio companies manage cap table optimization, employee liquidity programs, and strategic transactions.

Manhattan Venture Research

Manhattan Venture Research, the first institutional research platform covering private companies. Analysis reached 16,000 subscribers and Bloomberg terminals globally.

Before founding MVP, I co-founded Citizen.vc and built secondary funds at G Squared.

Global Presence & Media Recognition

Global team across NYC, SF, LA, London, Mexico City, Paris, Istanbul, Dubai. Featured in CNBC, WSJ, CNN, TechCrunch.

Investment Focus Areas

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Robotics and Automation

• Defense Technology and Dual-Use Applications

• Fintech and Digital Payments

• Space Technology and Satellite Systems

• Autonomous Systems and Transportation

University at Buffalo graduate, father of three, eternally optimistic New York Jets fan.

Contact: Available for speaking engagements, limited partner meetings, and portfolio company discussions.

  • Work
    • Manhattan Venture Partners
  • Education
    • University at Buffalo