In this article, you will learn about the major public equity investment firms in the San Francisco Bay Area:
Long onlys: include Asia focused
Hedge funds
Biotech investor
TMT investor
Pod cubs
Single-manager cubs
Activist investor
Family offices
Things to note
This list will be updated when there are notable fund closures or new launches. Updated as of 3/9/2025
I try my best to only include independent U.S. institutional investment firms, which means excluding:
Bank-owned asset management firms, like GS Asset Management (GSAM)
Profiles of PMs working at a multi-manager platform (unless they have founded their own firm)
U.S. subsidiary of non-American firms (such as Vontebel)
Wealth managers, financial advisors, financial planners, etc.
All firms described are more than $100 million AUM.
AUM figures are regulatory figures which include leverage if it’s a hedge fund.