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Morgan Stanley Capital Partners North Haven Capital Partners VIII

Geography: United States
Stage: Series B
Fund size: $3.2B
Focus: Deep Tech, E-Commerce and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Morgan Stanley Capital Partners North Haven Capital Partners VIII

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners North Haven Capital Partners VIII is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Series B stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in E-Commerce, Deep Tech, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeries B

Industry Focus

Deep Tech

E-Commerce

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Alts tech serving institutional portfolio construction

alternative investments

portfolio construction

equity derivatives

macro hedge strategies

thought leadership

Bullish Signals

4.36M LinkedIn followers, massive institutional reachlinkedin

Active alts investing narrative pushexternal

Volatility narrative drives alts demandlinkedin

Mental health benefit scaling to 80k globallylinkedin

4th-year Business Group on Health recognitionlinkedin

2Q26 investor conference confirms active capital deploymentlinkedin

CEO/CFO actively hosting quarterly investor callslinkedin

Derivatives Distribution launching thought leadership video serieslinkedin

Equity derivatives & fixed income opportunity focuslinkedin

2026 Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures cohort: 20 startups + 4 nonprofitslinkedin

Break the Playbook: influencer investor content strategylinkedin

David Einhorn macro/derivatives candid series reachlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Large institution, not founder-focusedexternal

Manager selection emphasis — access gatedexternal

Content marketing heavy, strategy unclearlinkedin

Focus on HR/benefits, not core VC thesislinkedin

Institutional structure favors scale over innovationexternal

Founder Do's

Pitch volatility hedging solutions

Target institutional asset allocators

Align with alts narrative momentum

Engage Pick/Yeshaya via investor relations channel

Position derivatives/equities pivot opportunities

Founder Don'ts

Approach as startup — institutional only

Expect founder-friendly terms

Ignore macro/derivatives angle

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$3.2B

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Aaron Sack, David N. Miller

Brian HolzerCAIA

Alison NestSpeaker

Adam KudelkaPeople/Benefits Leader

Ted PickChairman & CEO

Sharon YeshayaCFO

David SchlageterHead of U.S. Derivatives Distribution

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