Patient capital and global expertise for growth-stage company builders.
General Atlantic was founded in 1980 as a family office vehicle for entrepreneur and philanthropist Chuck Feeney, whose original mandate was to build companies as a means of funding large-scale philanthropy. That origin distinguishes it structurally from firms built to raise institutional capital from the start. The firm broadened its investor base in 1993 to include institutional investors, endowments, and other families, and has since grown into a global investment platform managing approximately $126 billion in assets under management across four strategies.
For family offices evaluating General Atlantic as an investment manager or co-investment partner, the firm operates across:
General Atlantic's global footprint spans 28 offices across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, India, and Asia. The firm has backed over 830 companies since inception, with sector focus spanning technology, consumer, financial services, healthcare, and climate. Investment decisions are supported by more than 900 professionals. Pricing and minimum commitment terms are not publicly disclosed, and access to specific strategies will depend on LP eligibility criteria. Family offices evaluating General Atlantic as an LP relationship should expect a long-hold, partnership-oriented structure rather than a liquid or short-duration product.
Guided by the conviction that entrepreneurs can be incredible agents of transformational change, the firm combines a collaborative global approach, sector specific expertise, a long-term investment horizon, and a deep understanding of growth drivers.
On General Atlantic, from a family-office user
Built for Single Family Office (SFO), Multi Family Office (MFO), Investment Teams, CIO / Investment Office.