Top 1,000 Single Family Offices Investing in Venture Capital [2025]

Five global family offices investing in venture capital from our lists

Global single-family offices are becoming increasingly relevant investors in venture capital, either pursuing fund investments, co-investments with funds or direct investments. In this article, we are highlighting five relevant family offices from our list: Bezos Expeditions, Premji Invest, Grok Ventures, Groupe Arnault, and Sofina.

1. Bezos Expeditions (United States)

Jeff Bezos’s family office manages the third-wealthiest person’s investments with over 100 venture capital portfolio companies and has made strategic bets on companies like Uber ($37 million Series B), Airbnb ($112 million), and Twitter ($15 million). The Mercer Island, Washington-based office recently shifted focus entirely to AI investments, participating in major 2024 rounds for Perplexity AI ($73.6 million), Figure AI ($675 million), and Physical Intelligence ($400 million. The family office employs over 150 professionals managing technology-focused investments across 70% of the portfolio. Notable successful exits include Juno Therapeutics (sold for $9 billion), Grail (acquired by Illumina for $8 billion), and Workday’s public offering.

2. Premji Invest (India)

Azim Premji, the Wipro founder and “Czar of Indian IT Industry,” established this Bangalore-based office in 2006 as an evergreen fund making over venture capital investments without fixed exit timelines. Bloomberg reported in April 2024 that PremjiInvest manages over $10 billion and has developed proprietary AI tools for deal sourcing. Recent 2025 investments include Baseten Technologies ($150 million Series D), Enveda Biosciences ($150 million), and Kriya Therapeutics ($320 million), demonstrating its focus on AI, gene therapy, and deep tech. The office maintains a 120+ member team across Bangalore and Menlo Park offices, with 48 investments in enterprise applications and 24 in fintech.

3. Grok Ventures (Australia)

Founded in 2008 by Mike Cannon-Brookes, the Atlassian co-founder and Australian billionaire, Grok Ventures is one of Australia’s most high-profile family offices headquartered in Surry Hills, Sydney. Grok has made dozens of venture capital investments in early-to-late-stage technology-enabled businesses. In a major strategic pivot announced in December 2024, Grok shifted to exclusively focus on climate-related investments, positioning decarbonization as “one of the greatest economic opportunities of our time.” Notable investments include a $40M Series D in Culture Amp and strategic climate infrastructure plays including Series B investments in Antora Energy. Cannon-Brookes has pledged over $350M in personal funds toward climate change causes, reflecting Grok’s mission-driven investment thesis aligned with global sustainability imperatives.

4. Groupe Arnault (France)

Bernard Arnault, Europe’s richest individual and founder of luxury conglomerate LVMH, established Groupe Arnault as his family office with dozens of venture capital investments primarily in the technology sector. The Paris-based family office has achieved lucrative exits from Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb, and Slack, while recent investments focus increasingly on artificial intelligence companies. In 2017, the family launched Aglaé Ventures, a dedicated early-stage fund investing €100,000 to €2 million per company, to strengthen Europe’s competitive position against Silicon Valley. Recent portfolio additions include early-stage AI firms H, Proxima, and Lamini.

5. Sofina (Belgium)

Belgium’s oldest family office and one of Europe’s most active venture investors, Sofina was founded in 1898 and is controlled by the Boël industrial family with a 54.8% stake, making it a confirmed single-family office. Headquartered in Brussels and listed on Euronext, Sofina has deployed 305+ venture and private equity investments with particular strength in healthcare, digital transformation, and consumer innovation. The office manages patient capital without fixed exit timelines. Recent 2024-2025 portfolio activity includes participation in Finova Capital’s $135 million Series E (October 2024) and strategic holdings in companies including B2Brouter and Shoptet.

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