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Hillspire
Family office · Founded 2006 · Menlo Park, United States
Who Hillspire is.
- Historical Background
- Hillspire was established in 2006 to manage the multifaceted business and philanthropic endeavors of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his family. The firm operates as an integrated family office, overseeing not only investments but also philanthropic entities such as The Schmidt Family Foundation and the Schmidt Ocean Institute.
- Source of Capital
- The capital is sourced from the personal wealth of Eric and Wendy Schmidt. This wealth is primarily derived from Eric Schmidt's long and successful tenure at Google.
- Allocation Strategy
- The firm's investment mandate is global and encompasses a wide array of asset classes, including publicly-traded securities, private equity, real estate, and other alternatives. While geographically diversified, the firm has a noted interest in buyout opportunities within the agribusiness sector in North America. The core investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.
The funds Hillspire backs.
Hillspire is a limited partner in 22 funds. 8 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
How Hillspire’s fund book is spread.
The 22 funds Hillspire backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 22100%
United States 22
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 15 of 22 with a fund history on record.
The companies Hillspire backs directly.
Hillspire holds 11 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner.
Inside Hillspire’s portfolio.
The 11 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 10 tracked.
SaAnBlAcNiNuReKeAlSaEnWhere Hillspire’s portfolio founders come from.
15 founders across the 11 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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United States9
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Australia2
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United Kingdom2
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Brazil1
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Democratic Republic of the Congo1
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology2
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College of William and Mary1
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Columbia Business School1
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Columbia Engineering1
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Cornell University1
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Duke University1
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Harvard Kennedy School1
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INSEAD Business School1
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McGill University1
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Penn State University1
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Accelerate Cambridge1
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African Development Bank1
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AIESEC1
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Alphabet | Google1
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Amyris Biotech1
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Art. Lebedev Studio1
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Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum1
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Cambridge Judge Business School1
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Citi1
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Citibank1
Other LPs.
Other family offices in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Hillspire by combined power-law score — North America first, then the nearest worldwide.