Companies raising a round
Growth, buyout and later-stage raises with an institutional investor list.
Raising capital: find equity from investors and family offices
Raising capital for a company or a real asset means matching the asset to an investor with the right mandate, cheque size and hold period. Vestdoor covers 24,838 investors, with 45,283 investments tracked.
Who this is for
Built for these teams
Project developers and real-asset sponsors
Infrastructure, energy and real-asset raises.
Corporate finance advisers
Advisers running a raise for a client.
Where the capital sits
The investor types for this job
Open a type to see its investors and their latest commitments.
The workflow
From a universe to a working list
- 01
Define the raise
Define the asset, the use of proceeds, the hold period and the return profile. An equity investor needs a clear path to exit or cash yield.
- 02
Match the mandate
Family offices for flexible capital, sovereign funds for large real assets, pensions for infrastructure and endowments for long-duration private equity.
- 03
Check recent activity
Check the investor's recent direct deals and fund commitments. A mandate that has not been used in three years is a weak signal.
- 04
Prepare the data room
Cover ownership, permits, offtake, construction and downside cases.
- 05
Approach the investment team
Go through the firm's investment team or a trusted intermediary. Direct deals are relationship-led.
- 06
Track the process
Work to the investor's calendar. Family offices move faster; sovereign funds and pensions take longer.
Selected records
Named family offices from the published accounts table.
| Organisation | Type | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Aabar Investments | Single-family office |  United Arab Emirates |
| Edmond de Rothschild | Multi-family office |  Switzerland |
| Walton Enterprises | Single-family office |  United States |
| Financière Agache | Single-family office |  France |
| Bezos Expeditions | Single-family office | United States |
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Common mistakes
What makes an investor list go wrong
- A family office is not a bank. It will not underwrite a construction loan or a bridge facility.
- A fund commitment is not a direct investment. A pension that backs infrastructure funds may not invest in a single project.
- Sovereign funds are slow and political. A first meeting can take a year, and a mandate may never become public.
- Match the stage. These investors back growth, buyout and real-asset raises.