Family offices frontier science investing is accelerating as wealthy Asian families expand allocations to sectors such as space technology and longevity biotech. The Venture Network founder Lachezar Zanev said younger heirs are increasingly pursuing both outsized returns and social impact through emerging scientific industries. Lower launch costs and improving satellite capabilities, alongside biotech advances moving toward clinical applications, are widening the opportunity

AYU, a private members’ community for family offices and alternative investment funds, has launched AYU Capital, an AI capital matching service for family offices using its ‘Cupid’ platform. The firm said the service connects funds and founders with verified family office investors while allowing investors to remain anonymous. AYU said the platform aims to cut wasted time caused by unsolicited pitches and fragmented data by structuring submissions and generating targeted intr

Asian family offices are increasingly allocating to semi-liquid alternatives such as private credit and secondaries to enhance returns and manage risk, according to Singapore-based multi-family office First Capital Global Management (FCGM). Lili Wang, the firm’s head of alternative investments, said FCGM is evaluating two private credit funds in Asia and the US and prioritises flexible, cash-generating structures with high single-digit yields. Alternatives now make up around

Global family offices are ramping up allocations to private credit in response to declining private equity (PE) yields, industry leaders...