Ohana brings family offices together to co-source, co-underwrite and co-invest. Patient capital, a practitioner lens on every deal, and independence fully intact.
Ohana operates on a Connected Capital approach, aligning capital, expertise and long-term incentives around one thesis: essential infrastructure, operator-backed. Non-discretionary demand, constrained supply, and outcomes decided by operators rather than models.
Equity and credit, structured deal by deal
Resilience · Defense · Real Estate · Health and Life Sciences · Sports
Practitioners who have run these businesses
Ohana is the Hawaiian word for family — extended past the one you're born into, to the one you choose. Chosen family is our working principle: partners held with trust, alignment and shared responsibility, over time rather than deal cycles.
Operators, investors and advisors who have built and run businesses across our focus sectors — several for decades. On every deal the relevant expertise is at the table before capital is committed, not brought in afterwards.
Erik
Charles
Operator
Mark
Stanley
Operator
Andre
Bonvanie
Operator
Frank Villavicencio
Operator
Guntram
Friede
Operator
Kimone
Gooden
Operator
Three pillars, applied deal by deal. Capital co-invested alongside participating families, advisory through the raise and the structuring, and operators embedded where execution decides the outcome. Most of the risk in private markets isn't in the thesis — it's in the running of the business.
Operators engage where a specific gap exists and step back when it closes. You get the expertise without carrying the headcount — no permanent hire, no retainer for capacity you aren't using.
An invitation-only circle of family offices, underwriting together. We share opportunities that never reach a marketplace, pressure-test them against people who have operated in the sector, and keep full independence, control and discretion over what we commit to.
Access off-market and growth-stage opportunities
Optional operational support from Ohana Operators
Investor-led structure with voluntary investment
Shared diligence, IC-style reviews, and peer insight
Our curated deal flow connects your Family Office with high-quality investment opportunities tailored to your goals. This approach combines enhanced due diligence in the form of embedded operational expertise within portfolio companies, and a relationship-driven focus to ensure every investment aligns with your values and drives sustainable growth.
Unlock high-quality private market investment opportunities tailored to your Family Office’s unique goals.
We understand the journey of building enduring businesses because we are operators ourselves. Ohana provides patient, flexible capital designed for founders and management teams focused on long-term value, not short-term outcomes.
Our goal is simple: help exceptional businesses scale thoughtfully, preserve independence, and build value that lasts across generations.
We partner selectively with businesses where conviction runs deeper than a transaction: where the story, the operating fundamentals, and the long-term vision matter. Through our Connected Capital approach, founders gain access to aligned capital, experienced operators, and a trusted network that supports execution through complexity and growth.
Support through key inflection points without forcing artificial timelines
Practical guidance informed by operators who have scaled before
Flexible structures designed to support long-term outcomes
Ohana Operators is an embedded network of experienced executives and GTM leaders who support portfolio companies at critical moments of scale. Rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all operating model, Operators engage selectively, bringing hands-on expertise where gaps exist and stepping back when it does not.
This flexible, stage-aligned support helps founders translate capital into durable execution, reduce operational risk, and accelerate value creation without long-term payroll commitments or loss of control.
Senior operators without payroll, retainers or a permanent hire
Operators who have carried the P&L in your sector, not consultants who have studied it
They step in for a defined gap and step back when it closes
We choose to disagree.
