5 Family Offices Investing in Female-Founded Startups

LoveToKnow Ventures is an Indian River Shores, Florida–based single family office managing the wealth of the Love family. Led by serial entrepreneur Howard Love, the firm invests globally across early-stage companies and select venture funds, with a focus on digital media, e-commerce, SaaS, consumer products, PetTech, and food innovation. LoveToKnow Ventures prioritizes recurring revenue models, vertical AI applications, and emerging technologies (including gaming, Web3, and DeFi), and takes a hands-on approach with founder-led startups showing early traction and scalability. The firm has developed a track record of backing mission-driven teams, including female-led founders across consumer, SaaS, and digital platforms. On the fund side, the office is an active LP in emerging and established managers such as Underdog Labs, with a preference for smaller, focused funds and first-time GPs. While based in Florida, the firm maintains active ties to the San Francisco and New York venture ecosystems.

KPB Family Trust is a Bangalore-based single family office managing the wealth of KP Balaraj and his family, with a long-term, multi-asset investment strategy spanning public equities, private startups, and impact-driven organizations. The firm’s public markets portfolio includes holdings in HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Investment, Tata Chemicals, and ITC, reflecting a focus on fundamentally strong businesses. In private markets, KPB Family Trust selectively invests in early- and growth-stage startups across fintech, consumer, and technology-driven sectors, with exposure to women-led companies. The firm is also actively engaged with Harvard-affiliated founders in India at the idea and seed stages, providing both capital and strategic mentorship.

Capricorn Investment Group is a Palo Alto–based multi-family office and registered investment advisor managing the investment interests of Jeff Skoll and a select group of high-net-worth families. Operating as an OCIO, the firm constructs diversified portfolios across private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, and real assets, guided by an investment philosophy centered on innovation, sustainability, and global impact. Capricorn has built a strong reputation for diversity-focused investing, with consistent capital deployment into women-led private companies across climate, energy, and emerging technology sectors. The firm is an active investor in climate and deep-technology solutions through its Technology Impact Fund and Technology Impact Growth Fund, backing companies including Redwood Materials, Fervo Energy, and Saildrone.

ICONIQ Capital Family Office is a San Francisco–based multi-family office and RIA serving entrepreneurs, executives, and investors across offices in London, Palo Alto, Singapore, and New York. The firm invests across public and private markets, with a strong emphasis on venture capital, private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and direct investments, and is active across both early- and late-stage technology companies. As part of its broader focus on backing category-defining businesses, ICONIQ consistently supports women-led companies and teams with strong diversity and inclusion practices. Through its ICONIQ Private Funds platform and a significant presence in the secondaries market, the firm deploys long-term capital with a global orientation. ICONIQ has also expanded its exposure to digital infrastructure through a partnership with Blue Owl Capital, targeting assets supporting the AI-driven economy.