Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners
New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2000
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP) is the alternatives platform within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, founded in April 2000. It provides multi-manager strategies across hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure, investing through primary fund commitments, secondaries, and co-investments.
Average disclosed round size is $108.3M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Unknown
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
NB
Nick Buddell
Vice President
RE
Rose Espinal
Associate
AD
Abby Draeger
Investment Analyst
GC
Gary Chan
Head of systematic strategies
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
10 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sokin | Series B | — | Jul 2024 |
 Octagos Health | Series B | — | Jul 2024 |
 Cover Whale | Series A | $27.5M | May 2024 |
| Cover Whale | Unknown | $27.5M | Jan 2024 |
 Buyers Edge Platform | Unknown | $560M | Jan 2024 |
| IInvoca Com | Growth | — | Oct 2019 |
 Arcadia Healthcare Solutions | Growth | $30M | Jan 2019 |
 Foursquare | Series D | $45M | Jan 2016 |
| CClickFox | Unknown | $18M | Jan 2010 |
| IInvolta | Unknown | $50M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital5 shared
The Cigna Group Ventures1 shared
Accel1 shared
Upfront Ventures1 shared
H.I.G. Growth Partners1 shared
Bonfire Ventures1 shared
Hercules Capital, Inc.1 shared
M/C Partners1 shared
Prysm Capital1 shared
Watershed Ventures1 shared
Kurma Partners1 shared
Mucker Capital1 shared
Morgan Stanley Tactical Value1 shared
DFJ Growth1 shared
Andreessen Horowitz1 shared
Spark Capital1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026