Executive Leadership

Christopher Marlett

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

Christopher Marlett is the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and a Director of MDB Capital Holdings, a company he co-founded in 1997. Over a career spanning nearly four decades, he has become a driving force in the financing and public launch of innovative, venture-stage companies—having led 17 IPOs for high-growth technology and life sciences firms. Christopher has dedicated his career to pioneering a distinctive method for bringing breakthrough businesses to the public markets, with a focus on establishing companies as leaders in emerging technology categories and providing investors with superior access to promising opportunities versus traditional venture capital routes.

Under his stewardship, MDB Capital has purposefully optimized the path from innovation to market leadership through strategies that integrate the development of dominant intellectual property positions. This process led to the founding of PatentVest, an MDB-owned IP law and strategy firm and business intelligence platform, which has become a cornerstone in shepherding novel technology platforms to commercial success. He has also co-founded or shaped the commercialization and financing strategies for every company MDB has taken public, frequently serving as an active board member during their formative stages.

Christopher’s experience extends deeply into the biotechnology sector, where he has helped launch several life science companies that achieved FDA approval for products addressing large market needs, resulting in multi-billion-dollar valuations or successful acquisitions by major pharmaceutical companies. He is also recognized for fostering international economic development, notably in Nicaragua, where he led impactful investments and ventures that created thousands of local jobs, developed Central America’s largest call center park, and built pioneering knowledge process outsourcing and intellectual property services operations.

A graduate of the University of Southern California with a BS in Business Administration, Christopher is known as an advocate for disruptive innovation and as a thought leader in public venture capital. His vision, expertise, and leadership have positioned MDB Capital as a unique gateway for investors and inventors seeking to build and scale the next generation of transformative technology companies.