GoKawiilFamily offices bypass VC funds to chase direct AI deals
Wealthy family offices are increasingly skipping traditional venture capital fund commitments in favor of buying secondary shares or striking direct deals with AI companies, according to Atlas Capital advisor Djoann Fal. He says these investors are drawn by the prospect of tripling returns in months rather than years, and want direct exposure to top AI names rather than ceding control to fund managers for a decade.
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This shift signals growing risk appetite among a new generation of family offices, which collectively manage trillions in wealth and are increasingly acting like sophisticated institutional investors. Their move toward direct AI deals could intensify competition for stakes in hot AI startups and push valuations even higher, while reducing the traditional gatekeeping role venture capital funds have long played.
- Family offices are favoring quick AI returns over longer-term bets like green energy.
- Many are bypassing VC fund managers to buy secondary shares or make direct deals in AI companies.
- Family offices managed $5.5 trillion in 2024, a figure projected to grow significantly by decade's end.
Source: techcrunch.com — Dominic-Madori Davis, 2026-09-18
Published there as: “Family offices are clamoring for AI investments”
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