Chris Marlett
Co-founder and CEO of MDB Capital Holdings (NASDAQ: MDBH), a firm that builds and takes early-stage 'big idea' companies public via a public-venture or merchant-bank approach with a multi-decade track record in microcap financings and IPOs.
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Feb 7, 2026 • 56min
Public Venture Advantage with Chris Marlett, Co-Founder & CEO of MDB Capital Holdings
Chris Marlett, co-founder and CEO of MDB Capital Holdings, explains MDB’s public-venture merchant-bank model and why taking venture-stage companies public can be an alternative to traditional VC. He discusses the shrinking microcap universe, the real costs and benefits of being public, MDB’s IPO sweet spot, and the firm’s equity-aligned approach to scaling category leaders.
