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Manhattan West

1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA, 90067, United States

Overview

Manhattan West is a first of its kind financial solutions company. The firm operates in three distinct areas that seamlessly integrate investment management with a full array of personalized services to manage your day-to-day financial life. Our Asset Management offering includes traditional equity and fixed income portfolios while the Alternatives platform leverages strength in Real Estate, Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Private Debt to deliver a meaningfully diversified portfolio. The Solutions Group offers a variety of customized solutions including Family Office Services, Business Management, Insurance, and Tax, thus uniting the intellectual capital of the firm for the benefit of our client base.

Total investments
5
Lead investments
2
Investments · 12mo
2
Active investors
3

Sector focus

  • Asset Management
  • Finance
  • Personal Finance
  • Real Estate Investment
  • Venture Capital
  • Wealth Management
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Investment portfolio

  • Starcloud (Lumen Orbit)

    Led · Series A · Aug 2026

    Starcloud is building a network of data centers in space, starting at kilowatts and scaling to gigawatt capacity. Falling launch costs allow us to take advantage of the abundant energy, radiative cooling techniques, and ability to rapidly scale in space. Join our team, push the boundaries of the space economy, and be part of this pioneering effort to redefine the future of energy.

  • Good Good Golf

    Participated · Equity · Mar 2025

    Good Good Golf builds digital-first golf content and a related commerce and live-events business, producing high-energy storytelling and competitive events. The brand has over 1.75 million YouTube subscribers across multiple channels and has expanded into retail with top-selling products at Dick’s Sporting Goods and a Callaway partnership developing premium gear. It operates a thriving direct-to-consumer business, sells consumer products, and produces marquee live tournaments in partnership with broadcasters like NBC Sports and GOLF Channel. Good Good Golf also holds professional golfer sponsorships and an ownership stake in L.A. Golf Club. The company says it is focused on scaling content, retail, and live experiences to make golf more accessible and engaging for a new generation. Founded in 2020 and based in Prosper, Texas, the business positions itself as a transformative force in sports entertainment.

  • Gravitics

    Participated · Seed · Nov 2022

    Gravitics develops large-format, standardized orbital infrastructure and logistics solutions intended to support cargo transport and in-orbit operations. Its programs include Orbital Carrier and Viper OTX, which aim to provide pre-deployed, on-demand transportation capabilities for military, government, and commercial operators. The company holds a STRATFI contract with the U.S. Space Force and is pursuing commercial partnerships in low Earth orbit logistics. Gravitics plans to expand its architecture by adding return-capability innovations such as the proposed Multiple-Downmass Hangar to enable more frequent, predictable downmass services. The firm's immediate activities include a six-month NASA SBIR Phase I study to assess the feasibility and technical requirements of that hangar concept. The article does not provide revenue, user, or valuation metrics.

  • Vestigo Aerospace

    Led · Seed · Sep 2022

    Vestigo Aerospace develops dragsail deorbit systems (the Spinnaker product line) to enable timely end-of-mission disposal for CubeSats, small satellites and upper stages. The Spinnaker dragsails provide standardized mechanical and electrical interfaces for straightforward integration and can be deployed on command or via a backup timer to ensure deorbit even if the host vehicle is inoperative. Vestigo will use the seed investment and a matching NASA SBIR Phase II‑E award to establish commercial manufacturing for its dragsail product line and anticipates initial sales in 2023. Prior development was funded through NASA SBIR Phase I and Phase II contracts and matching funds from Indiana-based Elevate Ventures, and the technology was licensed through the Purdue Research Foundation. The company positions Spinnaker to help customers meet regulatory deorbit timelines and to capture FCC streamlined licensing and fee savings for faster deorbit capability. Founded in 2019, Vestigo is led by founder and CEO David Spencer, an adjunct associate professor at Purdue University.

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