Navigating Family Office Investments in Emerging Managers

The chapter explores the strategies and benefits of family offices investing in emerging managers in the venture capital space, emphasizing the importance of reputation, relationships, and alignment in making successful investment decisions. It highlights the various ways family offices can engage with emerging managers, from anchoring funds to participating in diligence, and the advantages of such partnerships, including exposure to new technologies and collaborative opportunities. The discussion also touches on the dynamics of raising capital from family offices versus non-family CIOs and the challenges and eagerness of emerging managers to deliver strong returns in this competitive market.