Manatt Venture Fund
VC Fund
Los Angeles, United States
Manatt Venture Fund is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Mobile and Software. The Manatt Venture Fund is the investment arm of [Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP](/company/manatt-phelps-phillips-llp), a Los Angeles-based law firm. The Fund makes early-stage investments, and since its founding in 2000 it has made investments in over 90 companies. The official investment entity is MPP Holdings, LLC.
- Total investments:
- 69
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 1%
Last updated:
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Industries Manatt Venture Fund invests in
Stages Manatt Venture Fund invests in
Countries Manatt Venture Fund invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $600k–$4M
- Series A
- $1.5M–$11M
- Series B
- $2.7M–$45M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Mobile 12 (17%)
- Software 12 (17%)
- Internet 9 (13%)
- Information Technology 7 (10%)
- Music 6 (9%)
Stage
- Series A 21 (30%)
- Seed 15 (22%)
- Series B 9 (13%)
- Series C 4 (6%)
- Funding Round 4 (6%)
Country
- United States 60 (87%)
- Canada 1 (1%)
- Ireland 1 (1%)
- United Kingdom 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aydin S. Caginalp
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Benjamin T. Brickner
Associate
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Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Christopher M. Dayans
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jen Millard
Managing Director, Digital and Technology Practice lead
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Managing Director, Digital and Technology Practice lead | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Katherine J. Blair
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motion creates platform that combines visual content with performance metrics to help growth teams improve their creative strategy. | $6M / Seed / Apr 18, 2023 | ||
| Percent is a global leader in financial infrastructure solutions. Founded in 2018, the company leverages proprietary technologies, integrations, and data to bring first-of-its-kind transparency and efficiency to lenders and credit transactions. Percent's innovative ecosystem enables lenders of any size to raise the most flexible debt capitalat a low cost through dynamic market pricing and standardized terms. To date, its platforms have powered more than $700 million in transaction volume in a multi-trillion-dollar lending market. | $4M / Seed / Jan 31, 2020 | ||
| Genome Medical is a national telegenomics technology, services, and strategy company bringing genomic medicine to everyday care. Through its nationwide network of genetic specialists and an efficient Genome Care DeliveryTM technology platform, we provide expert virtual genetic care for individuals and their families to improve health andwell-being. They also help health care providers and their patients navigate the rapidly expanding field of genetics and utilize test results to understand the risk for disease, accelerate disease diagnosis, make informed treatment decisions and lower the cost of care.The company was founded in 2016 and is based in South San Francisco, California, United States. | $23M / Series B / Jun 11, 2019 | ||
| Kitterly sells knitting & crochet kits to make anything from accessories, clothing and dog sweaters. | $850K / Seed / Feb 20, 2019 | ||
| HealthBeacon is a connected health care device designed to drive treatment adherence for patients on self-injectable medications. It observes patient compliance, identifies patient behavior, and subsequently engages the patient to achieve higher medication adherence for patients on home injectable medication.HealthBeacon also alerts patientswhen they need to take their medication and sends them a text when they forget. | $12M / Series A / Jan 08, 2019 | ||
| Team Whistle – comprising Whistle, New Form, and Vertical Networks – is a global media company that’s changing the sports and entertainment game. It creates and distributes engaging content experiences for today’s audiences, always playing in the positive and resonating with what’s relatable. Its premium scripted, unscripted and interactive shows,podcasts, music, and merchandise are available on the social, audio, and streaming platforms that matter most. For brands, sports leagues, and media companies, they help them activate and engage consumers across the content ecosystem. | $26M / Series D / Jun 21, 2018 | ||
| Pledge is the fundraising platform unlocking new ways for brands, nonprofits, and people to engage their communities - locally and globally - around the causes they care about. Pledgeling processes donations from 90+ countries to its database of over two million organizations, including all U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, as wellas hundreds of thousands of international charities. A member of the UN Global Compact, Pledge 1% and Conscious Capitalism, Pledgeling powers fundraisers for individuals, nonprofits, and 5,000+ mission-oriented brands (including Shopify, Box, Zoom, Discovery, and Evite). | Seed / Feb 08, 2018 | ||
| ABOUT PLEDGE: Pledge is an award-winning fundraising platform that makes it easy for businesses, nonprofits and individuals to make a positive impact in their communities and around the globe. With Pledge, every Zoom call, Clubhouse chat, Shopify store, and virtual event can become a fundraising opportunity and demonstrate real-time impact. Pledgepowers donations through leading online platforms, such as Zoom, Evite, Shopify, and Legacy.com, as well as other major brands like Discovery, Cost Plus World Market, Snap and Bird. It processes donations to over two million verified nonprofits and charitable organizations of all sizes, from local to global reach and is a proud member of the UN Global Compact, Pledge 1%, Conscious Capitalism, and PledgeLA. Interested in making a difference? Visit https://www.pledge.to and make your #PledgeToDoGood. | Seed / Feb 08, 2018 | ||
| Xperiel's technology helps companies harness the magic of industry-changing apps like Uber, Starbucks, and Pokemon Go, where the physical world meets the digital. | $7M / Series A / Jan 30, 2018 | ||
| Varo Money is driven by a mission to redefine banking so it’s easy for everyone to make smart choices with their money. In one mobile app, Varo offers customers no-cost premium bank accounts and high-interest savings accounts offered through The Bancorp Bank, and tech-first features to help people manage their money more easily.The company wasfounded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $45M / Series B / Jan 18, 2018 | ||
| See all 69 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Manatt Venture Fund invest in?
Manatt Venture Fund invests primarily in Mobile, Software and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 69 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Manatt Venture Fund invest in?
Manatt Venture Fund typically joins rounds of $600k–$4M at Seed, $1.5M–$11M at Series A and $2.7M–$45M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Manatt Venture Fund's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Manatt Venture Fund took part in.
How do I contact Manatt Venture Fund?
Public channels for Manatt Venture Fund include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Manatt Venture Fund?
The team at Manatt Venture Fund includes Aydin S. Caginalp (Partner), Benjamin T. Brickner (Associate) and Christopher M. Dayans (Partner), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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