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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund: Funding & Investors (Oct 2026)

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development company that specializes in wealth management and financial services.

www.msdl.com New York, United States 11-50 employees
Advice Financial Services Risk Management Wealth Management
Total raised
$350M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jun 2026

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has raised $350M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $350M announced in Jun 2026.

That round is above the $15M median round size for Financial Services companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$350M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$350M in Jun 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
New York, United States

Latest funding round on record: Jun 2026.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$350M

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
David N
Founder
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No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Funding Compared to Other Financial Services Startups

Segment
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Median round

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's latest round of $350M is above the median round in Financial Services. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Funding FAQs

What does Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund do?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development company that specializes in wealth management and financial services.

How much funding has Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund raised?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has raised $350M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $350M announced in Jun 2026.

When did Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund last raise funding?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $350M, announced in Jun 2026.

Who founded Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund?

FundedIQ lists David N (Founder) at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund.

Where is Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund headquartered?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is based in New York, New York, United States.

How many employees does Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund have?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's funding compare to other Financial Services startups?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's latest round of $350M is above the $15M median round size for Financial Services companies on FundedIQ across 5,751 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is left off this page rather than filled in.

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