What Family Offices Are Investing In Now: Four Signals From Singapore

Written By Sophia Platt

This piece was first published in Grit Daily.

At Bridge Funding Global's Asia LP Summit in Singapore, family offices and institutional investors were clear on one thing: the appetite for innovation is still there, but the bar is higher. Four signals stood out.

  1. AI is moving off the screen. Interest is broadening from software-only AI to physical AI: robotics, automation, defense, cybersecurity, space and healthcare.

  2. Chinese technology is back on the table. Several investors are taking a fresh look, largely because valuations look more attractive than comparable US companies, while weighing geopolitical and regulatory risk.

  3. Later stage and secondaries are in demand. Allocators want revenue-generating companies and secondary opportunities with a clearer path to liquidity.

  4. Early-stage venture still earns its place, for access. Investors continue to value early-stage managers who offer specialized access they cannot get elsewhere.

Read the full article, including comments from my partner Emna Ghariani, CEO of Bridge Funding Global, on Grit Daily.

Sophia Platt