Family offices and private family capital vehicles continued deploying capital across AI-enabled financial infrastructure and technology-driven real estate platforms in recent weeks, backing scalable operating systems in wealth management, algorithmic trading strategies and short-term rental consolidation plays.
Feb. 23 —Sherpas, an AI operating-layer platform for wealth management firms, raised $3.2 million in a seed round led by 1248, the family office of Mariner Wealth Advisors founder Marty Bicknell. Additional participation came from former Goya COO Andy Unanue’s AUA Private Equity Capital and GoHub Ventures. The investment highlights family office interest in AI-enabled advisory infrastructure and next-generation wealth management technology. (GoHub Ventures)
Feb. 11 — Inference Research, an AI-native quantitative trading franchise, announced its launch and the anticipated closing of a $20 million seed funding round. The round was led by Avenir Group, an investment group that originated from Li Lin’s family office. Lin founded the Bitcoin trading platform Huobi in 2013. (PR Newswire)
Jan. 28  — Australian property technology firm Hometime secured $13.3 million in a funding round combining equity and a debt facility to finance acquisitions across the short-term rental market. The equity portion was led by Verona Capital, the family office of Craig Burton, with participation from existing shareholders and additional family offices. The financing — which includes a refinance and acquisition facility from Commonwealth Bank — will support continued expansion across Australia and New Zealand as Hometime scales its 3,500-property management platform. (Startup Researcher)