Morgan Stanley Capital Partners North Haven Capital Partners VIII

United States
Series B
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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.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeries B
Industry Focus
Deep Tech
Ecommerce
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Alts tech serving institutional portfolio construction

alternative investments
portfolio construction
60/40 complement
manager selection
volatility hedge
equity derivatives
fixed income strategy

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

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

Key GPs & Partners

BH
Brian Holzer
CAIA
alts-focusedportfolio strategist
AN
Alison Nest
Speaker
alts-focusedportfolio strategist
AK
Adam Kudelka
People/Benefits Leader
HR-focusedculture builderemployee wellbeing
TP
Ted Pick
Chairman & CEO
institutional leadercapital allocatorinvestor relations
SY
Sharon Yeshaya
CFO
financial strategycapital allocationinvestor relations
DS
David Schlageter
Head of U.S. Derivatives Distribution
derivatives expertthought leader

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$3.2B
Saves0

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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