Genesis Story

What problem does Manifest solve?

Manifest solves the fundamental barriers that have prevented global investors from accessing U.S. private markets, particularly real estate. These barriers include high transaction costs, operational burdens, complex taxation, management overhead, illiquidity, and geographic restrictions. Traditional investing in U.S. real estate for international investors has been extremely difficult – we've made it as simple as buying Bitcoin.

What is Manifest's long-term vision?

Our vision is to transform how global capital accesses private markets, making institutional-grade investments accessible to anyone, anywhere. We're starting with U.S. residential real estate through $USH, and plan to expand to additional financial instruments that increase global investor access to high-quality U.S. assets across multiple sectors.

Who founded Manifest and what is their background?

Manifest was founded by Nathaniel Sokoll-Ward and Robert V. Lee. Nathaniel, our CEO and Co-Founder, is a repeat founder who previously built and exited Roostify, which powered $600B/year in mortgages for major financial institutions like Chase and HSBC. Robert, our COO and Co-Founder, is a former Deloitte strategy consultant with 10 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies on finance and innovation.

What backing does Manifest have?

Manifest has raised $2.5M in pre-seed funding co-led by VanEck Ventures and Lattice Fund, with participation from Compound and SALT. We've emerged from leading crypto accelerators Alliance and CV Labs.