Fund Structure
Family Office
A private wealth management organization serving ultra-high-net-worth families — many family offices allocate to VC funds or invest directly in startups.
A family office is a private organization that manages investments, taxes, estate planning, and other financial matters for one or more ultra-high-net-worth families. Single-family offices serve one family; multi-family offices serve several. Many family offices have substantial VC allocations — both as LP investors in VC funds and as direct investors in startups (sometimes called 'family office direct'). Notable family offices with significant VC activity include Emerson Collective (Laurene Powell Jobs), Bezos Expeditions (Jeff Bezos personally), and many others. Family offices are attractive LPs for GPs because they tend to have longer investment horizons, fewer bureaucratic constraints, and can make faster decisions than institutional LPs.