150 US Family-Capital and Institutional Allocators Screened for Emerging-Manager Activity
A source-linked screen of 150 US family-capital and institutional allocators. Thirty-three records carry documented Tier 1/2 emerging-manager activity; 117 are clearly labeled mandate or watchlist leads requiring fresh verification. No row implies personal signing authority or an undisclosed cheque.
Who is allocating to emerging managers—and what counts as proof
Emerging-manager allocation is often private and definitions vary. We therefore required public professional-role evidence plus a named Fund I–III commitment, first-check or anchor relationship, official emerging-manager program, or an explicit current mandate. Generic venture or private-equity activity did not qualify by itself.
The fixed research window is August 18, 2023 through August 18, 2026. Tier 1 carries the strongest qualifying commitment or program evidence. Tier 2 covers explicit current mandates or one material public-evidence limitation. Tier 3 is a watchlist-grade lead that requires fresh verification and is never used to imply a disclosed cheque or personal approval.
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documented Tier 1/2
117
watchlist / program signals
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states represented
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Coverage by state, allocator type, and emerging-manager signal
The list spans family offices, family investment companies, discretionary wealth platforms, operator-LPs, foundations, and endowment-style allocators. Counts describe this researched sample, not the full US private-capital universe.
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US emerging-manager allocators, 1–50
Each entry connects one current professional to organization-level evidence. Follow both sources and read the caveat before relying on a profile or approaching an allocator.
- 01
Nitin Gupta
Managing Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer
Flexstone Partners
New York, NY
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 1direct and fund-of-funds commitments to Fund I-III managersFlexstone's current official Natixis strategy defines emerging managers as Fund I-III and names OceanSound as an invested manager, including an invested first fund and related co-investments.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Emerging Managers strategy · Emerging Managers strategy
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Institutional allocator, not a family office. The current detail is published on Natixis' Spanish-language official site.
- 02
Jon Putnam
Chief Investment Officer
Montana Board of Investments
Helena, MT
state_backed_investment_program
Tier 1direct private-equity and venture-fund commitmentsOfficial December 2025 board materials list new fiscal-year commitments including EUR 50 million to Access Capital Emerging Manager Fund I and $25 million to Accolade Partners Venture Fund II.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Access Capital Emerging Manager Fund I / Accolade Partners Venture Fund II · Access Capital Emerging Manager Fund I / Accolade Partners Venture Fund II
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: State public-funds allocator, not a family office. The summary covers multiple state pools and does not isolate every beneficial account.
- 03
Benjamin L. Cotton
Chief Investment Officer
Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System
Harrisburg, PA
public_pension_allocator
Tier 1direct private-credit fund commitmentsAn official August 2025 board resolution commits up to $100 million to Park Square Capital U.S. Loan Partners I, plus up to $75 million for related strategic co-investments; supporting materials identify it as a first-time dedicated fund.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Park Square Capital U.S. Loan Partners I · Park Square Capital U.S. Loan Partners I
Focus: private credit
Caveat: Public pension, not a family office. This is a private-credit Fund I rather than a venture or buyout fund; Fund I establishes sequence, not first-check or anchor status.
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Bryan Moore
Chief Investment Officer
South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission
Columbia, SC
public_pension_allocator
Tier 1direct private-equity fund commitmentsOfficial June 2026 commission materials report closed commitments to Kingswood Small Cap Fund I and Unity Partners Fund II, and the commission's official announcement identifies Bryan Moore as CIO.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Private Equity portfolio · Private Equity portfolio
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Public pension, not a family office. The documents establish organization-level commitments; they do not establish Moore as the personal signer of either commitment.
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Casey Wolf
Chief Investment Officer
Texas County & District Retirement System
Austin, TX
public_pension_allocator
Tier 1direct private-equity and venture-fund commitmentsTCDRS's current activity page records a 2026 commitment to Aphias Capital Fund I and its official commitment reports identify additional Fund I allocations in 2024 and 2025.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Private Equity program · Private Equity program
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Public pension, not a family office. Fund I establishes sequence, not first-check or anchor status.
- 06
Adel A. Alderbas
Chief Investment Officer, Wafra; President, Capital Constellation
Wafra / Capital Constellation
New York, NY
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 1cornerstone and strategic capital for next-generation managersCapital Constellation made a named cornerstone investment in newly launched GREYKITE in March 2024; Wafra's current role page identifies Alderbas as leading next-generation manager partnerships.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · Capital Constellation · Capital Constellation · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Institutional seeding platform, not family capital. GREYKITE is a European real-estate private-equity manager.
- 07
Ajay Chitkara
Managing Partner
Bonaccord Capital Partners
Dallas, TX
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 2minority-stake investments in private-market managersBonaccord closed Fund II at $1.6 billion in January 2025 and disclosed $2.6 billion invested across 15 managers, including eight current Fund II holdings.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Bonaccord Capital Partners Fund II · Bonaccord Capital Partners Fund II · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Institutional GP-stakes firm, not family capital. Most named portfolio managers are established rather than emerging.
- 08
Scott Chan
Chief Investment Officer
California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS)
West Sacramento, CA
public_pension_allocator
Tier 2direct commitments and external emerging-manager mandatesCalSTRS has a formal objective to pursue emerging managers, defines private-equity emerging managers at up to $1.5 billion AUM, and partnered with Sapphire to invest in Fund I-III venture managers.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · New and Next Generation Manager Funds · New and Next Generation Manager Funds
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Fund size and mandate differ by asset class; venture submissions may route through Sapphire Partners.
- 09
Erick Russell
Connecticut State Treasurer and Principal Fiduciary
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds
Connecticut
public_pension_allocator
Tier 2Capital-inclusion commitments and emerging-manager mandatesThe official Connecticut Inclusive Investment Initiative page sets out the state's program for increasing allocations to emerging and diverse firms; 2025 investment materials included a proposed emerging-manager real-estate mandate.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Public pension, not family capital; recommendations and approvals are shared among staff, advisory council and Treasurer.
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Anthony Chiu
Deputy Chief Investment Officer; Portfolio Manager, Private Equity and Alternative Assets
County Employees Retirement System of Kentucky
Frankfort, KY
public_pension_allocator
Tier 2direct private-equity fund commitmentsCERS's April 2026 committee materials document due diligence on Capitol Meridian Partners Fund II and a unanimous recommendation of a $90 million commitment, contingent on negotiations, to the full board.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Private Equity program · Private Equity program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Public pension, not a family office. The cited action is a committee recommendation contingent on negotiations, not proof of final execution; commitment_status remains announced/proposed.
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Carolina Huaranca Mendoza
General Partner and Investment Committee Member
First Close Partners
New York
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 2LP commitments to venture funds led by underrepresented managersFirst Close Partners describes itself as a fund-of-funds investing in established and emerging venture funds; a 2024 Lowenstein Sandler profile says it had completed more than 100 investments in underrepresented-manager-led venture funds and was investing its second fund.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · at_first_close
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Independent fund-of-funds rather than family office. The firm's primary website was not indexable in search, so current title should be rechecked directly before publication.
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Roy Swan
Director, Mission Investments
Ford Foundation
New York
foundation_endowment
Tier 2LP commitments to first-time and emerging private-equity and venture managersFord's official FAQ explicitly says the mission-investment portfolio can invest in first-time managers, mainly in venture capital and private equity; in 2026 Ford described a $5 million investment in Appalachian Emerging Investors Fund.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark
Focus: venture capital, private equity
Caveat: Foundation rather than family office; Swan's hiring announcement is older, so confirm against the current staff directory before publication.
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John Dickie
Partner and Co-Head of Private Equity
HighVista Strategies
Boston, MA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 2fund commitments to specialist and emerging lower-middle-market sponsorsHighVista closed Private Equity Fund X at $675 million in May 2024; the current strategy partners with sub-$500 million specialist sponsors and explicitly offers exposure to experienced emerging managers.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · US Lower Middle Market Private Equity strategy · US Lower Middle Market Private Equity strategy
Focus: private equity
Caveat: Institutional allocator, not family capital. Sequence of the underlying emerging managers is not disclosed.
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Avshalom 'Avi' Kalichstein
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Hunter Point Capital
New York, NY
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 2minority-stake and strategic-capital investments in rising alternative managersHunter Point closed its $3.3 billion inaugural GP Stakes Fund in March 2024, explicitly targeting the next generation of rising alternative managers.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · HPC GP Stakes Fund · HPC GP Stakes Fund · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Institutional GP-stakes firm, not family capital. Recent named investments include mature platforms, so no target-specific emerging label is inferred.
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Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson
Founder and Managing Partner
Include Ventures
San Francisco, CA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 2Primary fund-of-funds commitments to emerging venture, growth and buyout managersInclude Ventures describes itself as a U.S. fund of funds with a platform of emerging managers; its affiliated VC Include page says Include Ventures has invested in 15 venture, growth and buyout funds.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: venture capital, private equity
Caveat: Reconfirm the current fund vintage, strategy fit and open capacity directly; individual commitment sizes are not disclosed.
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Beezer Clarkson
Managing Director
LGT Capital Partners US Venture Platform
Menlo Park, CA
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 2primary commitments, co-investments and secondariesSapphire and CalSTRS announced management of five vehicles representing about $1.4 billion and planned roughly $100 million per year into emerging venture managers; Sapphire defines emerging as Fund I-III.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · CalSTRS New and Next Generation Manager Funds · CalSTRS New and Next Generation Manager Funds
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Institutional fund investor, not a family office. Sapphire's core fund-investing team joined LGT Capital Partners in April 2026; the historical Sapphire program evidence is retained only with the current entity transition disclosed.
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Marlene Timberlake D'Adamo
Managing Director, EDGE
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
Baltimore, MD
public_pension_allocator
Tier 2direct commitments and program-partner portfoliosTerra Maria spans all asset classes, includes Fund I-III definitions for private equity, private credit, real estate and infrastructure, and represents roughly $5 billion of plan assets.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Terra Maria Emerging Manager Program · Terra Maria Emerging Manager Program
Focus: private equity, private credit, real estate, real assets
Caveat: Asset-class submissions route through state staff and named program partners; D'Adamo began in April 2026.
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Marcia Page
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
MPowered Capital
Illinois / Minnesota / New York presence
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 2Seed capital, GP structured partnerships and fund investmentsOfficial materials state that MPowered provides investment capital and resources to undercapitalized emerging managers through seed investments, structured GP partnerships and fund investments.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Multi-office investment company rather than a family office; no personal signing authority is claimed.
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Shoaib Khan
Director, Division of Investment
New Jersey Division of Investment
New Jersey
public_pension_allocator
Tier 2Fund commitments and dedicated emerging-manager program allocationsA 2025 official investment memorandum documents a proposed $250 million commitment to Barings Emerging Manager Program Fund II.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Public pension investment office, not family office; board/council approval applies.
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Stephen Neel
Chief Investment Officer
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
Santa Fe, NM
public_pension_allocator
Tier 2direct private-equity fund commitmentsNMERB's June 2025 official private-equity report lists current commitments to Ballast Equity Partners Fund I and other Fund I-III vehicles; its current leadership directory identifies Neel as CIO.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Private Equity portfolio · Private Equity portfolio
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Public pension, not a family office. The report shows organization-level commitments and does not establish personal approval by Neel.
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Taffi Ayodele
Head of Diverse and Emerging Manager Strategy, NYC Bureau of Asset Management
New York City Fire Pension Fund
New York, NY
public_pension_allocator
Tier 2centralized NYC BAM commitmentsThe Fire Pension Fund is included in BAM's active program allocating across private equity, credit, real estate and public markets.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · NYC Emerging Managers Program · NYC Emerging Managers Program
Focus: private equity, private credit, real estate
Caveat: Same centralized sourcing team as other NYC systems.
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Taffi Ayodele
Head of Diverse and Emerging Manager Strategy, NYC Bureau of Asset Management
New York City Police Pension Fund
New York, NY
public_pension_allocator
Tier 2centralized NYC BAM commitmentsThe Police Pension Fund is one of the five systems in BAM's active cross-asset emerging-manager program.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · NYC Emerging Managers Program · NYC Emerging Managers Program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Same centralized sourcing team as NYCERS; dedupe by office for outreach.
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Erin Harkless Moore
Managing Director, Investments
Pivotal Ventures
Kirkland, WA
single_family_office
Tier 2Fund commitments and Series A/B direct investments, often in first or second closesPivotal's 2025 strategy says it evaluates emerging managers, invests early in mission-aligned funds and aims to commit in a first or second close to crowd in other capital.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Mandate is focused on women, families and inclusive opportunity; generalist funds are unlikely to fit.
- 24
Simon Wachsberg
Managing Director
Ramex Inc.
Houston, TX
single_family_office
Tier 2LP commitments across private equity, hedge funds, real estate and non-correlated alternativesRamex says it welcomes established and emerging managers and makes long-term commitments to a select set of alternative managers, with a preference for re-ups.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private equity, real estate, hedge funds
Caveat: Ramex explicitly says venture capital and early-stage companies are typically outside mandate; relevant for PE, hedge, real-asset and niche alternative managers.
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Mary Hunt
Principal; Small & Emerging Co-Portfolio Manager
RCP Advisors
Chicago, IL
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 2LP commitments to North American small and emerging private-equity fundsRCP closed Small and Emerging Fund III at $170.3 million in March 2025; the vehicle targets managers raising their second institutional fund or earlier, generally with targets of $300 million or less.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · RCP Small and Emerging Fund III · RCP Small and Emerging Fund III
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Institutional fund-of-funds, not family capital. Underlying LP commitments are not individually named.
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Courtney McCrea
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Recast Capital
San Francisco, CA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 2LP commitments to US emerging managers raising institutional Funds I, II or IIIRecast's official strategy states that its fund vehicle invests in US-based emerging venture managers raising institutional Funds I-III.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Confirm current fund cycle, target fund size and whether the strategy remains open to new submissions.
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Tirto Adji
Managing Partner
Samudra Pacific
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 2Venture-fund LP commitments plus seed/pre-seed and later direct investmentsSamudra calls itself a family-office investor and fund-of-funds, reports 12 venture-fund investments, and names funds including 8bit, Liquid 2, Elefund, Hustle Fund and Ulu.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: The public portfolio demonstrates LP activity but does not disclose current allocation size.
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Marla Blow
President and Chief Executive Officer
Skoll Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
foundation_endowment
Tier 2Mission-related fund commitments and catalytic impact investmentsNew Majority Capital named the Skoll Foundation as a first-close investor in NMC Fund I, a private-equity micro-buyout fund, in June 2024.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark
Focus: private equity
Caveat: Gips is the senior public leader, not necessarily the individual who underwrote NMC; route to the investment team.
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Kirk Sims
Managing Director, Emerging Manager Program
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Austin, TX
public_pension_allocator
Tier 2fund commitments, co-investments, seeding and fundless-sponsor dealsTRS reports $6.2 billion committed to 254 emerging managers across 438 investments, with typical first commitments of $10 million to $30 million and preference for funds below $1 billion and fourth generation or earlier.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · TRS Emerging Manager Program · TRS Emerging Manager Program · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Large institutional checks and broad alternatives mandate; not limited to venture.
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Howie Schwartz
Founder
AI JB Capital
New York
single_family_office
Tier 2LP commitments to emerging venture managers, including Fund I checksThe official site describes 12 LP commitments and says it was the first check into several Fund I vehicles; the disclosed manager set includes Eniac Ventures, Female Founders Fund, ff Venture Capital, 645 Ventures and Compound.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: The official page is unusually precise on allocations but does not publish a street address or state; New York association should be independently confirmed. Founder title does not prove sole signing authority.
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Jessie Tang
Principal and Head of Strategic Initiatives
Gratitude Railroad
New York
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 2Member capital into impact funds, including emerging private-market managersOfficial materials describe an investor community deploying into impact strategies; a 2024 newsletter identifies fund investment-committee activity and Cherryrock Capital among current relationships.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Community/platform rather than a conventional single balance-sheet allocator. Confirm headquarters and current committee members before publication.
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Scott Voss
Managing Director, Senior Market Strategist
HarbourVest Partners
Massachusetts
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 2Primary commitments and emerging/diverse-manager programsHarbourVest's 2024 DEI report names activity with Coalesce Capital Fund I and the graduation of One Rock Capital Partners from emerging-manager programs; its primary platform invests in new private-market funds.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Current team relevance and exact program responsibility should be reconfirmed; institutional manager rather than family office.
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Aaron Gillum
Partner at 50 South Capital; program investment lead
Next Level Indiana Fund
Indiana
state_backed_investment_program
Tier 2LP commitments to venture funds investing in IndianaThe Indiana Treasurer's official page states that the fund is managed by 50 South Capital and allocates to venture funds supporting Indiana companies; state entrepreneurship materials identify Gillum in connection with the program.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Regional public fund-of-funds, not family capital; the mandate does not require every manager to be first-time.
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Atul Rustgi
Managing Partner
Accolade Partners
Washington, DC
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3LP commitments and early anchor capital for seed and emerging managersAccolade's current Empowerment strategy invests in emerging venture and growth managers; its November 2024 Blockchain III close says the $202 million vehicle acts as an early anchor to seed and early-stage managers.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Empowerment strategy / Blockchain III · Empowerment strategy / Blockchain III · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Institutional fund-of-funds, not a family office. The 2024 named vehicle is sector-specific; anchor status is program-level, not inferred for a particular underlying fund.
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Chris Tessin
Managing Partner / Maryland Terra Maria program contact
Acuitas Investments
Seattle, WA
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3submanager allocations for institutional mandatesMaryland lists Acuitas as a program partner sourcing emerging U.S. small-cap managers for Terra Maria.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · Maryland Terra Maria U.S. Small Cap mandate · Maryland Terra Maria U.S. Small Cap mandate
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public-equity mandate, not venture; included as a verified active emerging-manager allocator.
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Bradley E. Dyslin
Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer; President, Aflac Global Investments
Aflac Global Investments
New York, NY
insurance_balance_sheet_or_client_program
Tier 3external-manager platform and manager-stakes investmentsAflac's official May 2024 announcement records an agreement to acquire a minority stake in lower-middle-market private-credit manager Tree Line Capital Partners through its external-manager platform.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · External Manager Platform · External Manager Platform · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private credit
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Insurance general account, not family capital. Tree Line is an established manager, and the source announces an acquisition agreement rather than confirming closing.
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Christopher Douvos
Managing Director
Ahoy Capital
Palo Alto, CA
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3venture fund commitments and startup co-investmentsAhoy states that its concentrated portfolios augment established VC managers with dynamic emerging managers and that its principals have catalyzed nascent micro-VC firms.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Emerging-manager venture portfolio · Emerging-manager venture portfolio
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Boutique and relationship-driven; no public open submission cadence.
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Chris Stringer
President and Head of Private Equity
Apogem Capital
Richmond, VA
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3fund-of-funds commitments to first- and second-institutional fundsApogem's current private-equity strategy targets first or second institutional funds and reports more than $1.5 billion committed across over 95 emerging-manager funds; its July 2025 review confirms the strategy remains active.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Emerging Managers strategy · Emerging Managers strategy
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Insurance-owned institutional allocator, not family capital. Recent underlying fund names are not publicly disclosed.
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Karen Mair
Maryland Terra Maria fixed-income program contact
Attucks Asset Management
Chicago, IL
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3submanager allocations for institutional mandatesMaryland lists Attucks as a program partner for fixed income and international/small-cap emerging-manager portfolios.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Maryland Terra Maria mandates · Maryland Terra Maria mandates
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Primarily public markets; title should be reconfirmed directly because the state page labels Mair as program contact rather than corporate title.
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Ken Johnson
Managing Director, Kegonsa Capital Partners; Badger Fund program manager
Badger Fund of Funds
Wisconsin
state_backed_investment_program
Tier 3Seed commitments to first-time Wisconsin venture-fund managersThe official 2025 annual report describes the Badger Fund's mandate and underlying funds, including first-time regional fund managers created through the program.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public-private regional program, not a family office; do not infer that Johnson individually approves every commitment.
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Dave LaBrie
Maryland Terrapin Fund program contact
Barings
Charlotte, NC
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3fund-of-one commitments and direct dealsMaryland and Barings launched a $250 million real-assets program focused on lower-middle-market direct deals and emerging managers, including $50 million for Maryland opportunities.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Maryland Terrapin Fund / Terra Maria real-assets program · Maryland Terrapin Fund / Terra Maria real-assets program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Sector-specific infrastructure and natural resources mandate.
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Hari Joy
Managing Director
Blue Haven Initiative
Massachusetts
single_family_office
Tier 3Direct investments and LP commitments to private funds, including emerging managersBlue Haven's official private-investments page explicitly invites fund managers and publishes a typical fund commitment range of $250,000 to $1 million alongside its impact mandate.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The published range is organization-level guidance, not an amount attributable to Joy personally or a guarantee of current deployment.
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Sara Balawajder
Director, Investments; Co-Head of Builders Bridge
Builders Vision / Builders Bridge
Illinois
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3LP commitments and catalytic capital for first-time and emerging impact managersBuilders Vision's official team bio and impact report describe Builders Bridge and a strategy that backs first-time fund managers and other catalytic investment structures.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Family-backed platform but not a conventional family office; current check sizes are not inferred.
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Miguel Silva
Head of Emerging Managers Program; Investment Manager
California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
Sacramento, CA
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3direct commitments and advisor-run emerging-manager portfoliosCalPERS defines private-market emerging managers as first, second or third institutional funds up to $2 billion and highlights a $1 billion private-equity commitment through GCM Elevate and TPG NEXT.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Emerging and Diverse Manager Program · Emerging and Diverse Manager Program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Institutional scale and California procurement constraints; use named program advisors and published definitions.
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Andrea Auerbach
Global Head of Private Investments
Cambridge Associates
Boston, MA
ocio_or_investment_adviser
Tier 3advised and discretionary manager selectionCambridge says a majority of top-quartile venture performers in a vintage can be emerging managers raising their first few funds and emphasizes sourcing spinouts and new firms.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Emerging venture-manager research and selection · Emerging venture-manager research and selection
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Some clients retain final discretion; manager selection may occur through separate client mandates.
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Ion Yadigaroglu
Managing Partner
Capricorn Investment Group
Palo Alto, CA
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3External impact-fund commitments, private equity, venture and direct investmentsCapricorn was founded to manage Jeff Skoll's capital and publicly describes an impact portfolio spanning specialist funds and direct investments.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital, private equity
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Strong sustainability thesis; evidence does not establish a generalist emerging-manager mandate.
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Michael Kim
Founder
Cendana Capital
San Francisco, CA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3primary fund commitments, secondaries and direct co-investmentsCendana reports more than $2.7 billion AUM and a mandate to provide high-conviction capital to very-early-stage VC funds; its portfolio strategy has included first-time and small seed managers.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Very-early-stage VC fund strategy · Very-early-stage VC fund strategy · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Global mandate, so U.S. emerging managers compete with non-U.S. managers; check current vehicle deployment window.
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Christopher N. Orndorff
President and Management Committee Member
Cercano Management
Bellevue, WA
ocio_or_investment_adviser
Tier 3Global public and private investments, including venture and private-equity funds and directsCercano manages the investment assets associated with the Allen family office and maintains a broad private-investment platform inherited from Vulcan Capital.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public portfolio and current outside-fund criteria are limited; no public Fund I preference.
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Carlton W. Lenoir Sr.
Executive Director
Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund
Illinois
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3Direct and manager-of-managers emerging/diverse-manager allocationsThe fund's official 2025 diversity report announcement describes current utilization of diverse and emerging managers across the portfolio.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public pension, not family office; board governance applies.
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Julia Mord
Chief Investment Officer
Commonfund
Wilton, CT
ocio_or_investment_adviser
Tier 3discretionary portfolios and private-capital fundsCommonfund reported growing diverse-manager representation from 10 to 41 firms and about 8.3% of AUM over six years, with managers included across searches and portfolios.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · Commonfund diverse-manager program · Commonfund diverse-manager program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Diverse and emerging are overlapping but not identical; contact route is manager portal and asset-class teams.
US emerging-manager allocators, 51–100
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William P. Prather III
Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer
Cypress Creek Partners
Austin, TX
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3Early meaningful investments in next-generation private-equity and real-asset managers, plus co-investments and directsCypress Creek says it uses an anchor-partner approach to serve as an early and meaningful investor in the next generation of investment teams.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The published mandate spans private equity and real assets, not only venture.
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Neal Triplett
President and Chief Investment Officer
DUMAC
Durham, NC
university_or_educational_endowment_allocator
Tier 3direct external-manager commitmentsDUMAC told the Knight study it has a history of investing in emerging managers and providing seed and anchor capital, including to diverse-owned emerging firms.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · DUMAC emerging-manager seeding · DUMAC emerging-manager seeding · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Highly selective endowment with no public submission funnel.
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Srinivas Pulavarti
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Emory Investment Management
Atlanta, GA
university_or_educational_endowment_allocator
Tier 3Concentrated portfolio of external global investment managersEmory states that EIM manages Emory University, Emory Healthcare and Carter Center assets through a concentrated portfolio of top-tier global managers; a 2024 organisation chart identifies Pulavarti as CIO.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. No explicit emerging-manager programme or public cheque size.
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JoAnn Price
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Fairview Capital Partners
West Hartford, CT
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3primary fund commitments and customized mandatesFairview explicitly markets a long-running Diverse and Emerging Managers strategy and publishes emerging-manager investment research.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Diverse and Emerging Managers strategy · Diverse and Emerging Managers strategy
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Many commitments are made through institutional client mandates; direct approach path depends on strategy fit.
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Elizabeth Browne
Managing Director
GCM Grosvenor
Chicago, IL
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3anchor fund commitments, GP stakes and operating supportThe nearly $800 million debut fund makes catalytic seed investments in small and emerging private-equity firms; GCM reported roughly $20 billion managed with small and emerging managers.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Elevate Fund · Elevate Fund · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Current Elevate focus is lower- and middle-market buyout firms rather than generalist venture.
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Nick Liolis
Chief Investment Officer
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
New York, NY
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3private-equity mandate and seed-capital partnershipGuardian completed a January 2026 Hamilton Lane partnership covering its existing nearly $5 billion private-equity portfolio, approximately $500 million of annual deployment, and $250 million of seed capital for new evergreen initiatives.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · Hamilton Lane strategic private-equity partnership · Hamilton Lane strategic private-equity partnership · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Insurance general account, not family capital. The mandate includes seed capital but is not specifically an emerging-manager program.
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Katie Moore
Head of Emerging & Diverse Manager Platform
Hamilton Lane Emerging & Diverse Investments
Pennsylvania
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3Primary commitments and mandates targeting first three institutional fundsHamilton Lane's official platform reports $40.5 billion committed to emerging and diverse managers over the prior ten years and defines the target as a manager's first three institutional funds, generally below $2 billion.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Institutional manager rather than family office; published totals may combine discretionary and advisory assets.
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Robert M. Holt Jr.
Managing Partner and Co-CIO
Holt Capital Partners / Holt CIO
Fort Worth, TX
ocio_or_investment_adviser
Tier 3Independent manager selection and oversight for multi-asset, multi-manager portfoliosHolt CIO says it acts as chief investment officer for family and charitable portfolios, provides complete manager selection and targets boutique firms through a relationship-driven search process.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Holt is an adviser acting for client portfolios, not necessarily the principal LP; no specific current Fund I commitment is disclosed.
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Michael W. Frerichs
Illinois State Treasurer
Illinois Growth and Innovation Fund
Illinois
state_backed_investment_program
Tier 3Direct and fund-of-funds commitments, including seeding and anchoring minority-led venture fundsOfficial materials describe ILGIF as an evergreen private-markets program and explicitly cite seeding and anchoring investment funds, including emerging and minority-led managers.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public treasury allocator and ecosystem analogue, not a family office; staff and external managers execute the program.
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Hans Swildens
CEO and Founder, Industry Ventures
Industry Ventures / Goldman Sachs External Investing Group
San Francisco, CA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3LP commitments to seed/early-stage funds, partnership holdings and secondariesIndustry Ventures says Swildens was early to support seed and early-stage venture partnerships. The firm disclosed more than $900m of new investments/commitments in 2024.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Industry Ventures joined Goldman Sachs' External Investing Group in January 2026; confirm current branding, intake and approval paths.
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Andriy Shapowal
Chief Investment Officer
Investure
Charlottesville, VA
ocio_or_investment_adviser
Tier 3Manager selection across venture, buyout, real assets, public equity and hedge fundsInvesture identifies Shapowal as CIO and former head of manager selection; CEO Bruce Miller remains active in sourcing private investments including venture capital and buyouts.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real assets, hedge funds
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The firm manages pooled capital for nonprofit clients; public materials do not name current Fund I positions.
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Jamie Kramer
Head of Alternatives Solutions; Chair of Project Spark Investment Committee
J.P. Morgan Project Spark
New York
bank_sponsored_investment_program
Tier 3LP commitments and operating support for emerging alternative managersOfficial materials report that Project Spark selected 31 funds and committed $129 million as of 2023, with a mandate to support emerging alternative investment managers.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Corporate initiative rather than family-office capital; last quantified portfolio status located was 2023.
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Rebecca Carland
Chief Investment Officer
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Miami, FL
family_foundation_or_endowment_style_vehicle
Tier 3external-manager mandates and fund commitmentsKnight reports more than one-third of its endowment, about $1 billion, is managed by diverse-owned firms and publicly leads manager-diversity research.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · Knight diverse-manager program · Knight diverse-manager program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Diverse-owned is not synonymous with Fund I; prioritize managers matching both diversity and emerging-size signals.
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Mitch Kapor
Founding Partner
Kapor Capital
Oakland, CA
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3Early-stage direct investment and selective LP commitmentsKapor Capital was named as an LP in Plexo Capital's $42.5m debut fund, which backs minority-led early-stage venture funds.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The named LP evidence is older; reconfirm whether Kapor still makes outside-fund commitments under the current structure.
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Rob Jakacki
Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer
Kudu Investment Management
New York, NY
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3minority stakes and GP-commitment financing for boutique managersKudu announced a named minority investment in RiverNorth Capital Management in December 2024 and says its permanent capital finances GP commitments and growth at boutique managers.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · Kudu manager-partnership program · Kudu manager-partnership program · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Institutional manager-stakes allocator, not family capital. Targets established boutiques rather than exclusively Fund I-III managers.
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David S. Luttrell
CEO and Chief Investment Officer
LCM Group
Dallas, TX
single_family_office
Tier 3Direct private equity, later-stage venture, search funds, secondaries, occasional GP stakes and seed capitalLCM says it is the Luttrell family office. Its strategy states that it occasionally takes GP stakes to launch financial-services platforms and provides seed capital for high-growth companies; it also seeded Cedar Springs Capital.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: venture capital, private equity
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. LCM says it prefers directs and co-investments over traditional commingled funds; pitch only strongly aligned manager or GP-stake opportunities.
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Clayton Jue
President and CEO / Maryland program contact
Leading Edge Investment Advisors
San Francisco, CA
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3submanager allocationsMaryland identifies Leading Edge and Clayton Jue as an emerging-manager program partner.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Maryland Terra Maria international developed mandate · Maryland Terra Maria international developed mandate
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public-equity focus rather than private funds.
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Ellen Chen
Investment Officer III
Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System
Los Angeles, CA
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3direct and external-manager commitmentsLACERS maintains an emerging-manager resource library explaining policy, status criteria and selection processes, and its 2026 searches explicitly encourage emerging-manager participation.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · LACERS Emerging Investment Manager Program · LACERS Emerging Investment Manager Program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Current public RFPs may target listed strategies rather than private venture funds.
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Christopher J. Wagner
Principal Investment Officer, Private Equity
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association
Pasadena, CA
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3direct and program-partner private-equity emerging-manager commitmentsLACERA's 2025 board materials provide a Private Equity Emerging Manager Program update, and its 2026 total-fund report continues to monitor emerging-manager program exposure.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Private Equity Emerging Manager Program · Private Equity Emerging Manager Program
Focus: private equity
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public pension, not a family office. The sources establish organization-level program activity, not Wagner's personal approval of a commitment.
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Bryan Fujita
Chief Investment Officer
Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions
Los Angeles, CA
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3direct commitments and program-manager portfoliosLAFPP's March 2026 official board package names CIO Bryan Fujita as project lead for the 2026–27 Emerging Manager Program initiative; the live official directory continued to list him as CIO when reviewed on August 18, 2026.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · LAFPP Emerging Manager Programs · LAFPP Emerging Manager Programs
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public pension, not a family office. The board package establishes current organization-level program activity and Fujita's project-lead role, not a named underlying-fund commitment. A retirement notice exists, but no successor was publicly named and the live directory still listed Fujita at the review date.
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Susan E. Manske
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
MacArthur Foundation
Chicago, IL
family_foundation_or_endowment_style_vehicle
Tier 3pooled external-manager commitmentsMacArthur reports about 23% of U.S.-focused assets committed to diverse firms and names asset-class staff for manager submissions; an earlier update reported 17 funds and $564 million committed to diverse-owned managers.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · Diversifying investment managers · Diversifying investment managers
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public criteria emphasize fit and institutional readiness, not explicitly Fund I.
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Jackson Garton
Chief Investment Officer
Makena Capital Management
Menlo Park, CA
ocio_or_investment_adviser
Tier 3External-manager selection across public and private assets for families and institutionsMakena reported that diverse-manager commitments were 20% of 2024 capital commitments and 29% by count, all from private equity, and explicitly cited building conviction in emerging managers.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private equity
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The report aggregates commitments and does not identify fund names or promise future pacing.
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Michael Trotsky
Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer
Massachusetts PRIM
Boston, MA
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3direct commitments and manager-of-managers programsMassPRIM reports more than $14 billion managed by diverse managers and approximately $270 million deployed to emerging-diverse managers in FY2024 under its $1 billion program.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · FUTURE Initiative / Emerging-Diverse Manager Program · FUTURE Initiative / Emerging-Diverse Manager Program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Program is diversity-oriented and spans asset classes; check current expert adviser for the relevant strategy.
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Akobe Sandy
Head of First Fund
MassMutual First Fund Initiative
Massachusetts
insurance_balance_sheet_or_client_program
Tier 3LP commitments to early institutional funds managed by underrepresented teamsMassMutual describes First Fund as a $250 million initiative; its official holdings include Plexo Capital, VamosVentures, The 22 Fund, Reinventure Capital, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners, L'Attitude Ventures and Impact America Fund.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Corporate balance-sheet allocator, not a family office. Named leader is the program head; signing authority is not stated.
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Agata R. Praczuk
Director, Emerging Managers Program & Client Portfolio
MetLife Investment Management Emerging Manager Program
Whippany, NJ
insurance_balance_sheet_or_client_program
Tier 3direct commitments to first-time and smaller private-equity fundsMetLife's current program materials describe a private-equity emerging-manager program investing directly in first-time and smaller funds and a pipeline into its core private-equity program; Praczuk's current official bio says she manages the program.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · MetLife Emerging Manager Program · MetLife Emerging Manager Program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Insurance/institutional program, not family capital. The public source does not name every underlying fund or current commitment amount.
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Seth Alexander
President
MIT Investment Management Company
Cambridge, MA
university_or_educational_endowment_allocator
Tier 3direct external-manager commitmentsMITIMCo says its program invests earlier than most, including firms with $5 million or less AUM, little or no track record, one-person shops and managers for whom MIT may be the only LP.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · MITIMCo Emerging Manager Program · MITIMCo Emerging Manager Program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Exceptionally selective and unconventional; the public criteria are not an invitation or guarantee of active allocation.
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Chris Keller, CFA
Managing Partner
Moelis Catalyst Partners
New York
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3LP commitments and strategic capital for debut and emerging private-equity managersOfficial materials describe a team that has committed to more than 50 first-time and emerging managers and a strategy focused on identifying debut private-equity firms.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Specialist investment platform rather than a family office; team history may include pre-firm investments.
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Irwin C. Loud III
Chief Investment Officer; Investment Committee Member
Muller & Monroe Asset Management
Chicago, IL
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3fund commitments to small, emerging, first-time and spinout managersMuller & Monroe's current official strategy says it invests exclusively in small and emerging lower-middle-market managers and accepts active submissions from first-time, spinout, niche, minority- and women-led funds.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Small and Emerging Manager strategy · Small and Emerging Manager strategy
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Institutional manager, not family capital. Current pages are undated and do not name a recent underlying allocation.
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Jason Howard
Founder and Managing Partner
New Catalyst Strategic Partners
District of Columbia
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3Seed/strategic capital to managers raising their first through fifth institutional fundsThe official strategy targets high-potential private-equity managers raising Funds I-V and offers strategic capital and operating support.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. GP-seeding platform rather than a traditional LP-only family office.
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Jon Clark
State Investment Officer
New Mexico State Investment Council
Santa Fe, NM
state_permanent_fund_allocator
Tier 3direct commitments to venture funds, including first-time fundsNew Mexico's official rule expects the venture portfolio to contain first-time funds; a September 2025 state announcement says SIC had committed $1 billion to venture funds since June 2025.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · New Mexico private equity investment program · New Mexico private equity investment program
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. State permanent fund, not a family office. The cited sources do not identify every underlying fund or Clark's personal approval role.
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Taffi Ayodele
Head of Diverse and Emerging Manager Strategy, NYC Bureau of Asset Management
New York City Board of Education Retirement System
New York, NY
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3centralized NYC BAM commitmentsBERS participates in the NYC systems' emerging-manager program and shares the program's public criteria and central manager-selection process.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · NYC Emerging Managers Program · NYC Emerging Managers Program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Separate plan but not a distinct outreach target from BAM.
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Taffi Ayodele
Head of Diverse and Emerging Manager Strategy, NYC Bureau of Asset Management
New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS)
New York, NY
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3centralized NYC BAM commitmentsNYC's five systems collectively reported $13.02 billion invested with or committed to emerging managers across public and private markets.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · NYC Emerging Managers Program · NYC Emerging Managers Program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. NYCERS is one of five distinct plans, but manager sourcing and execution are centralized through BAM.
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Taffi Ayodele
Head of Diverse and Emerging Manager Strategy
New York City Retirement Systems Diverse and Emerging Manager Strategy
New York
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3LP commitments via dedicated diverse and emerging manager strategiesThe Comptroller's official site documents multiple generations of the strategy and its allocation framework for diverse and emerging managers.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public pension, not family office; formal approvals involve pension boards and the Comptroller's investment process.
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Sylvester McClearn
Director of Emerging Managers
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3Direct and program-manager commitments to emerging managers across asset classesThe official current page reports $12.9 billion managed by emerging managers as of 2026 and identifies direct and program-manager routes.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public pension, not family capital. Individual role is a program lead, not a claim of unilateral signing authority.
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Jessie Jia Guo
Investment Partner
Next Legacy Partners
Palo Alto, CA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3Emerging Leaders Fund LP commitments plus flagship fund investments and direct co-investmentsNext Legacy says its Emerging Leaders Fund backs early-stage, diverse managers; Guo invests across the Flagship and Emerging Leaders strategies.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The firm also invests in established access-constrained managers; do not assume every strategy is emerging-manager focused.
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Govind Shivkumar
Director, Programs and Policy
Omidyar Network
Redwood City, CA
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3For-profit fund and company investments plus grants and blended-capital vehiclesOmidyar identifies Shivkumar as overseeing for-profit investments in emerging-tech companies and funds, including SkyDeck VC Fund, and reports $739m-plus of for-profit investment since inception.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Theme and impact alignment are central; not a general emerging-manager programme.
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Ricardo Lopez
Investment Strategist
Oregon Growth Fund
Salem, OR
state_backed_investment_program
Tier 3catalytic and anchor commitments to Oregon-focused venture fundsBusiness Oregon describes Oregon Growth Fund as a current emerging-fund-manager program and catalytic anchor/feeder to the Oregon Growth Account, with continuous review of fund opportunities.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · Oregon Growth Fund · Oregon Growth Fund
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. State-supported ecosystem allocator, not family capital. No target-specific anchor flag is set without a named fund source.
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Lo Toney
Founding Managing Partner
Plexo Capital
San Francisco, CA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3LP commitments to emerging managers plus direct co-investmentsPlexo's founder reported 53 LP commitments and 50 direct investments in 2026; the firm's GPx programme is explicitly designed for emerging fund managers.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public evidence establishes the programme, not current cheque size or open capacity.
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Shafin Damani
Founder and Managing Partner
PuffinVC
New York / Georgia
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3LP commitments to first- and second-time sub-$50 million venture fundsThe official site says its fund-of-funds backs emerging managers and lists Oval Park Capital, Overline, New Stack Ventures, GreyMatter Capital, First Check Ventures and other managers.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Dual Atlanta/New York footprint; ticket size is not inferred.
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Afsaneh Beschloss
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
RockCreek
Washington, DC
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3emerging-manager partnerships and fund allocationsConnecticut committed up to $300 million to a RockCreek emerging-manager partnership in private credit.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · CRPTF-RockCreek Emerging Manager Partnership Series II · CRPTF-RockCreek Emerging Manager Partnership Series II
Focus: private credit
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The cited active mandate is private credit, not venture.
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Jamie Rhode
Partner
Screendoor
New York
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3LP capital and institutional support for emerging venture managersScreendoor publicly describes its mission as backing the next generation of venture managers and maintains an open manager application process.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Layne Johnson is also a Partner. Public materials do not attribute final signing authority to one person.
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Peter Lacaillade
Chief Investment Officer, Private Investments
SCS Financial
Boston, MA
multi_family_office
Tier 3discretionary client portfolios and pooled private-investment vehiclesSCS says it deliberately targets small funds and next-generation emerging managers across venture capital, private equity and other private markets; its ADV lists venture/growth fund-of-funds vehicles.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · SCS private-markets emerging-manager program · SCS private-markets emerging-manager program
Focus: venture capital, private equity
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Allocations are made for client and pooled vehicles; appetite varies by strategy and vintage.
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Karen Horn Welch
Chief Investment Officer
Spider Management Company
Richmond, VA
university_or_educational_endowment_allocator
Tier 3External-manager access for the University of Richmond and 29 nonprofit partnersSpider reports approximately $6bn AUM and says its model gives endowments and foundations access to leading investment managers; regulatory data identifies Horn Welch as CIO.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. No explicit emerging-manager programme is disclosed; use as an endowment-style manager selector.
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Christopher L. Winiarz
Chief Investment Officer
Stable Asset Management
New York, NY
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3strategic seed and acceleration capital for new GPsStable's current site reports 45 partnership investments and says it provides strategic seed and acceleration capital to launch and scale new GPs across public and private alternatives.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Stable emerging-manager partnerships · Stable emerging-manager partnerships · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Institutional seeding platform, not a family office. Current portfolio names are not publicly listed.
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Ted Panarese
Partner
StepStone Group
New York / Maryland
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3Primary fund commitments to emerging seed and growth managersStepStone's official venture-and-growth strategy says it backs emerging managers; a 2026 firm podcast specifically presents the investment case for emerging managers with Ted Panarese and Aditya Fontana-Raina.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Institutional manager, not a family office. Aditya Fontana-Raina is a co-presenter and relevant investment professional.
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Apurva Mehta
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Summit Peak Investments
Fort Worth, TX
private_bank_or_wealth_platform_discretionary
Tier 3fund commitments and co-investmentsSummit Peak states that it seeks promising next-generation VCs that are under the radar and cites identifying emerging venture firms before others.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · Next-generation venture manager strategy · Next-generation venture manager strategy
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The platform mixes established and emerging managers; confirm current fund size and geography filters.
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Taffi Ayodele
Head of Diverse and Emerging Manager Strategy, NYC Bureau of Asset Management
Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York
New York, NY
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3centralized NYC BAM commitmentsThe system participates in NYC BAM's cross-asset emerging-manager program, which reported $13.02 billion across all five city systems.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · NYC Emerging Managers Program · NYC Emerging Managers Program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Potential duplicate contact path with other NYC systems; retain as a separate legal allocator only if the final list counts plans rather than offices.
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Jose Gonzalez
Senior Investment Officer, Diverse and Emerging Managers
Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois
Illinois
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3Direct and manager-of-managers commitments to emerging managersTRS's official 2025 twentieth-anniversary release reports approximately $11 billion and 138 investments through its emerging-manager program.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public pension, not family office; no personal signing authority inferred.
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Jay Willoughby
Co-Chief Investment Officer
TIFF Investment Management
Radnor, PA
foundation_endowment
Tier 3pooled funds and discretionary member portfoliosTIFF states that investing with emerging managers is a key component of its strategy and publishes a dedicated emerging-manager spotlight series.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · TIFF emerging-manager partnerships · TIFF emerging-manager partnerships
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Broad multi-asset mandate; emerging does not necessarily mean first-time venture fund.
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Amit Tiwari
Managing Partner
Tiger Iron Capital
San Francisco, CA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3LP commitments to established and up-and-coming early-stage venture managersTiger Iron's team biographies describe a strategy built on sourcing up-and-coming venture managers and emerging micro-VC funds.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public portfolio details are limited; confirm current pacing and mandate.
US emerging-manager allocators, 101–150
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Peter Baldwin
Managing Director, Investments
Tolleson Wealth Management
Dallas, TX
multi_family_office
Tier 3Sourcing, diligence and monitoring of private-equity, private-debt, real-estate and energy funds and co-investmentsTolleson identifies Baldwin as the leader responsible for sourcing and diligencing private investments; its 2026 material describes a GP network and selective early investment in innovation.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Evidence supports private-market manager selection, not a stated Fund I preference.
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Pamela Pavkov
Managing Partner, TPG NEXT
TPG NEXT
San Francisco, CA / Fort Worth, TX
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3anchor LP, working capital, minority GP stakes and co-investmentsTPG describes NEXT as a GP seeding and stakes strategy providing anchor LP and working capital to new firms as they launch, with a preference for pre-launch managers.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · TPG NEXT · TPG NEXT · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Selective strategic-partnership model; may seek economics or ownership beyond a conventional LP ticket.
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Mel Williams
Co-Founder and Partner
TrueBridge Capital Partners
Chapel Hill, NC
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3LP commitments to venture firms plus selective direct investmentsTrueBridge reports 467 manager meetings in 2024, $8bn AUM and a mandate centered on funding venture GPs, LPs and founders.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The firm also emphasizes access-constrained established managers; emerging-manager fit should be established.
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Jagdeep Singh Bachher
Chief Investment Officer
UC Investments
Oakland, CA
university_or_educational_endowment_allocator
Tier 3External-manager commitments plus UC venture and innovation programmesUC Investments has published emerging-manager and diverse-manager initiatives and manages private-equity and venture allocations across the University of California portfolios.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Institutional procurement and programme rules apply; verify the specific emerging-manager channel.
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Stefan Strein
President, CEO and Chief Investment Officer
UNC Management Company
Chapel Hill, NC
university_or_educational_endowment_allocator
Tier 3External venture, private-equity, hedge-fund and real-estate manager allocationsUNCMC manages more than $11bn for the UNC system and publicly lists venture capital and private equity as specialties; it announced Strein as President/CEO/CIO in 2026.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital, private equity
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. No public evidence of a dedicated current Fund I sleeve; contact the relevant private-investment team.
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Richard Hall
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
UTIMCO
Austin, TX
university_or_educational_endowment_allocator
Tier 3External venture, buyout, real-asset, credit and hedge-fund commitmentsUTIMCO is a long-running LP in venture funds and other private-market partnerships; its public materials identify a dedicated private-investments organisation under the CIO.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital, private equity, private credit
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Fund commitments and first-time-manager decisions are generally confidential; do not infer an open mandate.
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Steven R. Kim
Managing Partner
Verdis Investment Management
Pennsylvania
single_family_office
Tier 3Systematic LP commitments to early-stage, first-time and emerging venture managersVerdis says it began allocating for a single family in 2015, expanded to a consortium of family offices in 2019 and transitioned to an independent fund-of-funds in 2026; its strategy explicitly includes first-time funds and emerging managers.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. No longer legally a single-family office, although its capital base and history are directly relevant to family allocators.
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Tom Weithman
Chief Investment Officer and Vice President, Investment
Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation — Virginia Invests
Richmond, VA
state_backed_investment_program
Tier 3fund-of-funds commitments to early-stage venture managersVIPC's official current page describes Virginia Invests as its fund of funds, says it invests in early-stage venture fund managers, and publishes its current manager roster.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · Virginia Invests · Virginia Invests
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. State economic-development capital, not a family office. The public page identifies managers but does not disclose individual commitment amounts.
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Cynthia Muller
Director, Mission Investment
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Michigan
foundation_endowment
Tier 3LP commitments to funds and fund-of-funds managed by undercapitalized teamsThe official portfolio includes Impact America Fund, Impact Engine, Marcy Venture Partners and other fund positions; the strategy discusses supporting undercapitalized managers and intermediaries.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Foundation rather than family office; not every named holding is a first-time fund.
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Dhruv Maniktala
Chief Investment Officer and Partner
Western Alternative Strategies
Dallas, TX
multi_family_office
Tier 3Primary fund commitments, co-investments and directs across venture, PE, real estate, energy and creditWestern reports 84 GP primary commitments and 120 total investments; its private-market vehicles combine direct, co-investment and fund commitments.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital, private credit, real estate
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The programme is broad across private markets and may favour time-tested managers over Fund I.
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Anthony Ghosn
Managing Partner
Winter Emergence Capital
New York
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3Multi-manager LP commitments to emerging and first-time venture fundsOfficial materials describe a diversified emerging-manager fund-of-funds and more than 20 emerging-manager vehicles, including first-time operator-led funds.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Independent fund-of-funds rather than a single-family office; individual investment authority is not disclosed.
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Abby Flamholz
Co-Founder and Partner
Worth Venture Partners
New York
private_bank_or_wealth_platform_discretionary
Tier 3Emerging-manager alternative investment solutions and fund commitmentsWorth describes itself as a boutique alternatives manager focused on emerging managers and reports approximately $450 million of assets under management on its official about page.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Manager/platform rather than a family office; the public page does not name every underlying fund.
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Cesar J. Gonzales
Managing Partner / Maryland program contact
Xponance
Philadelphia, PA
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3submanager allocationsMaryland lists Xponance as its program partner for emerging international small-cap managers.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · Maryland Terra Maria international small-cap mandate · Maryland Terra Maria international small-cap mandate
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public-equity focus; verify whether any separate private-market mandate is accepting proposals.
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Melissa Cheong
Chief Investment Officer
Zoma Capital
Denver, CO
single_family_office
Tier 3Impact fund commitments and direct investments across climate, community and health themesZoma is the family investment office of Ben and Lucy Ana Walton and publicly describes an impact strategy that uses both fund and direct investments.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Impact fit is required; current fund intake and cheque size are not disclosed.
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Samir Kaji
Co-Founder, CEO and President
Allocate
Palo Alto, CA
private_bank_or_wealth_platform_discretionary
Tier 3Curated venture-fund and private-market access for advisers, family offices and qualified investorsAllocate markets an investment platform for venture funds and private markets and is led by long-time emerging-manager banker and allocator Samir Kaji.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. A platform listing, feeder or SPV is not the same as a balance-sheet anchor commitment; confirm product structure.
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Elizabeth (Beth) Brown
Managing Director, Mental Health and Well-Being & Effective Philanthropy and Learning
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Atlanta, GA
family_foundation_or_endowment_style_vehicle
Tier 3Pooled-fund investments, grants and mission-aligned capitalThe foundation's 2025 announcement names it among the organisations investing in the Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund; its official team page identifies Brown as the relevant mental-health and well-being managing director.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Evidence is a philanthropic pooled fund, not a commercial VC Fund I commitment; classify separately in the final page.
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Patrick Edelmann
Partner
Breaker Cove
San Francisco, CA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3LP commitments to first-time technology VC managers plus selective direct opportunitiesA 2024 FINRA disclosure describes Breaker Cove as a fund-of-funds investing in first-time technology VC fund managers and evaluating direct opportunities arising from those relationships.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public web presence is limited; reconfirm operating status, contact route and mandate before use.
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Jim Casselberry
Chief Investment Officer
Health Forward Foundation
Kansas City, MO
foundation_endowment
Tier 3external-manager and seeding commitmentsHealth Forward's CIO publicly discussed backing Expect Equity, a first fund that seeds and incubates underrepresented emerging hedge-fund managers.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Expect Equity Fund I backing · Expect Equity Fund I backing · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Third-party announcement and hedge-fund strategy; verify current role and broader venture appetite.
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Mark W. Yusko
Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer
Morgan Creek Capital Management
Chapel Hill, NC
ocio_or_investment_adviser
Tier 3Asset allocation, manager selection and portfolio construction for endowments, foundations and family officesMorgan Creek says its investment solutions are built on the endowment model and manager selection, with an institutional and private-wealth client base.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The public site does not identify recent emerging-manager commitments; validate product and manager-search fit.
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Investment Department
Emerging Managers Week participant
New York State Teachers' Retirement System
Albany, NY
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3direct and external-manager commitmentsNYSTRS co-organized the second annual Emerging Managers Week for asset managers to meet senior plan leadership and develop allocation relationships.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Emerging Managers Week · Emerging Managers Week
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Event participation signals active sourcing, but no Fund I check range is published in the source.
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John D. Lawrence
Chief Investment Officer and President
Rice Management Company
Houston, TX
university_or_educational_endowment_allocator
Tier 3External private-equity, venture, real-asset and public-market managersRice Management Company manages Rice University's endowment through a long-term, diversified strategy that includes private investments and external managers.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. No public Fund I commitment was located; use as an endowment-style allocator lead.
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Robert Wallace
Chief Executive Officer
Stanford Management Company
Stanford, CA
university_or_educational_endowment_allocator
Tier 3External manager partnerships across venture, private equity and other asset classesStanford Management Company manages the university endowment with a partner-based external-manager model and deep venture/private-equity exposure.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital, private equity
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Access is highly constrained and manager names are mostly confidential; no claim of current Fund I appetite.
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John A. Barker
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI
family_foundation_or_endowment_style_vehicle
Tier 3external-manager mandates and fund commitmentsKresge states that Barker champions expansion of women- and people-of-color-owned managers and that its investment team identifies diverse managers and mentors next-generation investors.
Emerging-manager signal: allocator_labeled · Investment Office manager-diversity effort · Investment Office manager-diversity effort
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Official source confirms active diverse-manager work but does not publish a Fund I allocation target.
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David York
Chairman
Top Tier Capital Partners
San Francisco, CA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3Primary LP commitments to venture funds plus secondary and direct exposureTop Tier publicly describes itself as a venture-capital fund-of-funds manager investing in venture funds, secondaries and co-investments, with portfolios designed to identify emerging trends early.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public materials do not show that every new relationship is a first-time fund.
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Robert W. Durden
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
University of Virginia Investment Management Company
Charlottesville, VA
university_or_educational_endowment_allocator
Tier 3Concentrated external-manager portfolio including private equity and ventureUVIMCO's reports identify Durden as CEO/CIO and describe an active-manager, equity-oriented, innovation-focused long-term pool.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital, private equity
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Current manager names and emerging-manager appetite are not public.
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Peter Madsen
Director and Chief Investment Officer
Utah School & Institutional Trust Funds Office
Salt Lake City, UT
state_permanent_fund_allocator
Tier 3external-manager private-market commitmentsSITFO's current investment materials emphasize venture exposure through early-stage managers with disciplined fund sizes, under a current external-manager allocation program.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · Venture capital manager allocation program · Venture capital manager allocation program
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. State permanent fund, not a family office. The source supports current early-stage-manager activity but does not name a new 2025 commitment.
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Aaron Gillum
Partner
50 South Capital
Illinois
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3Primary venture and private-equity fund commitments; state-backed emerging-manager mandates50 South manages the Next Level Indiana fund-of-funds, which makes commitments to venture funds investing in Indiana companies, providing a route for newer regional managers.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The program is regionally focused but does not state that every commitment goes to a first-time manager. Verify Gillum's exact current portfolio responsibility.
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Jeff Diehl
Managing Partner and Head of Investments
Adams Street Partners
Illinois
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3Primary private-equity and venture fund commitments, including emerging managersA 2025 emerging-manager LP landscape report identifies Adams Street as an established fund-of-funds allocator to emerging managers globally.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Emerging-manager activity source is secondary and should be replaced with a named official commitment before publication. Institutional manager rather than family office.
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Antonio Casal
Head of Multi-Strategy and Real Estate
AlTi Global Emerging Manager Focus
New York
multi_family_office
Tier 3Emerging-manager allocations for foundations and ultra-high-net-worth familiesMacArthur's official interim evaluation of the C3 initiative describes a platform designed to move foundation and UHNW-family capital to emerging and diverse managers.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Current named program lead was not established. Distinguish AlTi's client advisory/OCIO role from principal balance-sheet investing.
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Rochelle Witharana
Chief Financial and Investment Officer
California Wellness Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
foundation_endowment
Tier 3external-manager commitmentsThe foundation's CFO described actively seeking women- and people-of-color ownership and management in funds and confirmed such managers were in the portfolio.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · Diverse-manager endowment initiative · Diverse-manager endowment initiative
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Evidence is older and diversity-focused; confirm current investment leadership and commitment pace.
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Jon-Michael Consalvo
Chief Investment Officer
Carnegie Corporation of New York
New York, NY
family_foundation_or_endowment_style_vehicle
Tier 3external-manager commitmentsThe Corporation's investment leadership publicly described supporting diverse managers, noted many launch first-time funds, and advocated removing institutional barriers while building the talent pipeline.
Emerging-manager signal: site_benchmark · Diverse and emerging manager inclusion · Diverse and emerging manager inclusion
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Public statement is directional and older; verify current CIO and portfolio need.
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Régine Clément
Board Member and former Chief Executive Officer
CREO Syndicate
New York
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3Member-led climate allocations and emerging-manager strategic initiativesCREO's official strategic-initiatives page includes emerging-manager development and investment collaboration among its family-office member base.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. CREO is a network/facilitator; investment decisions are made by member offices, not necessarily from a pooled balance sheet. Clément is not presented as the signer for members.
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Kimberly Sargent
Chief Investment Officer
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA
family_foundation_or_endowment_style_vehicle
Tier 3external-manager and impact-fund commitmentsMacArthur's official impact-investing review notes Packard's first impact investments to advance diversity, equity and inclusion, a signal for diverse and emerging fund managers.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown · DEI impact-investment commitments · DEI impact-investment commitments
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Evidence supports impact/diversity appetite, not an open general Fund I allocation.
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Justin Maistrow
Chief Investment Officer
Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3external-manager commitmentsRhode Island's pension was identified as a participating plan in the multi-state Emerging Managers Week forum with senior leadership and investment staff.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Emerging Managers Forum participant · Emerging Managers Forum participant
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Evidence is active-sourcing participation rather than a disclosed Fund I allocation.
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Christopher B. Colpitts
Founder and Managing Partner
Gatewood Capital Partners
New York
private_markets_allocator_or_program
Tier 3Anchor capital, GP stakes and fund commitments to emerging managersA 2025 specialist LP report identifies Gatewood as focused on seeding and taking stakes in emerging private-equity managers.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · program-level signal; target-specific status not inferred
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Replace secondary activity evidence with an official named partnership before publication; GP-stakes firm rather than family office.
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Frank G. Angella
Managing Partner
GroveStreet Advisors
Massachusetts
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3LP commitments to small, emerging and specialist private-equity/venture managersA 2025 specialist LP report identifies GroveStreet as a boutique fund-of-funds focused on emerging private-equity and venture managers.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The activity source is secondary and headquarters is sometimes miscited as New York; verify current Wellesley/Boston-area address and a named recent commitment.
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Josh Freeman
Managing Director
Horsley Bridge Partners
San Francisco, CA
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3Primary LP commitments to venture and private-equity partnershipsHorsley Bridge publicly presents a senior San Francisco investment team and a long-running private-equity fund-of-funds strategy with venture exposure.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The public site does not explicitly label the current programme as Fund I-focused; verify appetite for a new manager.
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Dipesh Mehta
Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer
Illinois State Board of Investment
Chicago, IL
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3external-manager commitmentsISBI operates under Illinois emerging-manager statutes and reports manager utilization through its investment and diversity disclosures.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Emerging and minority-owned manager program · Emerging and minority-owned manager program
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Refresh the latest official utilization report and private-fund contact before using this entry on a public page.
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Michael W. Frerichs
Illinois State Treasurer; Chief Investment and Banking Officer
Illinois State Treasurer
Springfield, IL
state_backed_investment_program
Tier 3external-manager mandatesThe Treasury's official procurement archive records awarded emerging-manager fixed-income mandates and the office participated in the 2025 Emerging Managers Forum.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Emerging Manager mandates · Emerging Manager mandates
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. State treasury program, not a family office. Frerichs is the current elected fiduciary and chief investment officer; the source does not establish that he personally selects or signs each underlying fund commitment.
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Elizabeth McGeveran
Director of Investments
McKnight Foundation
Minnesota
family_foundation_or_endowment_style_vehicle
Tier 3Endowment mandates with explicit emerging- and diverse-manager sourcingMcKnight's official 2024 Investment Policy Statement includes emerging and diverse manager considerations in manager selection and portfolio implementation.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Family foundation endowment, not a private family office; role should be checked against the latest staff page. Policy evidence is stronger than named recent fund evidence.
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Rey Ramsey
Trustee and Investment Committee member
Nathan Cummings Foundation
New York
family_foundation_or_endowment_style_vehicle
Tier 3OCIO-led impact allocations with diverse/emerging-manager sourcingThe foundation selected Bivium Capital and WestFuller Advisors, firms known for sourcing diverse and emerging managers, to manage its endowment under an impact-aligned mandate.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The foundation delegates implementation to OCIOs, and Ramsey should not be described as a sole check writer. Recent named underlying emerging-fund commitments were not located.
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Chenae Edwards
Partner and Head of Diverse Manager Research
NEPC Explorer Program
Massachusetts
ocio_or_investment_adviser
Tier 3Manager sourcing, diligence and client recommendations through a dedicated emerging/diverse-manager programNEPC's official announcement created Explorer to identify and support diverse-owned and led managers; its 2024 Diverse Manager Marketplace Report documents current manager research.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Consultant/OCIO, so some relationships are recommendations rather than NEPC balance-sheet commitments; confirm current title wording.
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Investment Department
Emerging Managers Week participant
New York State Insurance Fund
New York, NY
state_backed_investment_program
Tier 3external-manager mandatesNYSIF joined the 2026 Emerging Managers Week lineup to build relationships with diverse and emerging asset managers.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Emerging Managers Week · Emerging Managers Week
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Not a family office and public source does not specify private-fund or venture appetite.
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Arjun Raghavan
Chief Executive Officer
Partners Capital
Massachusetts
foundation_endowment
Tier 3Discretionary and advised private-fund allocations, including emerging managersA 2025 specialist LP report identifies Partners Capital as an OCIO allocating to emerging private-equity managers; the firm publicly serves families and institutions from Boston.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Replace secondary activity evidence with a named official allocation where possible. OCIO decisions depend on client mandate and delegation.
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Chris Rizik
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Renaissance Venture Capital
Michigan
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3LP commitments to venture funds with Michigan exposureRenaissance's official site describes a fund-of-funds that invests in venture-capital funds and connects those managers with Michigan companies, a structure that has included smaller regional managers.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The current page establishes fund allocation but not that every recent commitment is to a first-time or emerging manager.
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Christopher Kirk
Head of Investment and Client Solutions
Rockefeller Global Family Office
New York
multi_family_office
Tier 3Curated opportunistic private-fund access for ultra-high-net-worth clientsRockefeller's official opportunistic-investing page describes sourcing smaller, niche and capacity-constrained private-market funds for clients.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Evidence supports access to smaller/niche managers, not a dedicated first-time-manager mandate. Client capital and committee processes vary.
- 147
Alison Romano
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
San Francisco Employees' Retirement System
San Francisco, CA
public_pension_allocator
Tier 3external-manager commitmentsSFERS investment reporting tracks emerging and diverse managers across the portfolio and the system participates in California allocator-manager forums.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled · Emerging and diverse manager monitoring · Emerging and diverse manager monitoring
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. The general official page confirms leadership but the emerging-manager evidence should be refreshed from the latest board packet before publication.
- 148
Patricia Miller Zollar
Head of NorthBound Equity Partners; Managing Director
Neuberger Berman NorthBound
New York
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3Fund-of-funds commitments and customized emerging-manager mandatesA 2025 specialist LP report identifies Neuberger Berman as operating global private-equity and venture fund-of-funds programs with emerging-manager exposure.
Emerging-manager signal: program_labeled
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Rupp's exact current responsibility for the emerging-manager platform must be confirmed. Activity evidence should be upgraded to an official named fund or mandate.
- 149
Adam Connaker
Vice President, Investments
Surdna Foundation
New York
family_foundation_or_endowment_style_vehicle
Tier 3Impact and private-market fund allocationsSurdna's current team page identifies Connaker as investment lead; the foundation reports more than $200 million in impact investments and manager relationships across private markets.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: private markets
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Current investment activity is clear, but explicit recent first-time/emerging-manager evidence was not found. Treat as a qualified outreach lead, not a proven emerging-manager allocator.
- 150
Stathis Andris
Founder and Chairman
Venture Investment Associates
New Jersey
fund_of_funds_allocator
Tier 3Primary commitments to US venture fundsThe firm's public materials describe a long-running venture fund-of-funds strategy investing in venture partnerships, including smaller specialist franchises.
Emerging-manager signal: unknown
Focus: venture capital
Caveat: Watchlist/program-signal record: a named in-window qualifying allocation is not established by the cited source. Explicit recent first-time/emerging-manager evidence was not found; current role and activity should be verified directly before publication.
Methodology, evidence tiers, and disclosure
Candidates were discovered through allocator websites, official program pages, manager close announcements, annual reports, regulatory records, and reputable institutional reporting. Publication required one unique organization, a current-role source, and qualifying emerging-manager evidence. Pure advisers, placement agents, network-only groups, direct-company-only investors, stale roles, and directory-only records were excluded.
A named qualifying commitment, first-check or anchor relationship, or strong official emerging-manager program paired with a current professional role.
An explicit current emerging-manager mandate, or a qualifying allocation with one meaningful limitation in recency, naming, or public sourcing.
A watchlist-grade lead with a material classification, authority, or sourcing caveat that requires fresh verification before use.
Disclosure
This directory uses public professional information and is provided for research, not investment advice, solicitation, endorsement, or proof that an allocator is accepting pitches. Organization-level evidence does not prove the named professional personally approved a commitment. Roles, mandates, definitions, and preferences change; verify them directly. No personal contact details, undisclosed ticket sizes, or signing authority were inferred.
Frequently asked questions
Who is included in this US emerging-manager allocator list?
The directory screens US single- and multi-family offices, family-capital vehicles, wealth platforms, foundations, endowments, pensions, funds of funds, and other institutional programs. Only 33 records are labeled documented Tier 1/2 activity; the other 117 are visibly separated as Tier 3 mandate or watchlist leads.
What counts as an emerging-manager allocation?
The strongest evidence is a named Fund I–III commitment, a first-check, anchor or seed relationship, or an official program explicitly built for emerging managers. A current explicit mandate can qualify as Tier 2, but generic venture-capital or fund investing does not prove emerging-manager activity.
What do the evidence tiers mean?
Tier 1 pairs a current role with a named qualifying commitment or a strong official emerging-manager program. Tier 2 has an explicit current mandate or a qualifying allocation with one material public-evidence limitation. Tier 3 is a research lead with a classification, authority, or sourcing caveat and should be re-verified before use.
Does this mean every organization is accepting pitches?
No. The directory is research, not a solicitation list or an endorsement. Mandates, pacing, geography, ticket size, and willingness to meet new managers change. Verify fit through the organization's official channels before approaching anyone.
What is in the downloadable file?
The ZIP contains the 150-record CSV, a methodology README, and a semantic source log. It includes only public professional information and does not contain personal email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, or inferred contact details.