Candide Group

Candide Group

Candide Group began in 2019 when Morgan Simon and Aner Ben-Ami established the multi-family office in Oakland. The firm serves families and foundations that direct capital toward social and environmental justice. Its primary client relationship traces to Regan Pritzker through the Libra Foundation. The office allocates across private credit, equity, and real assets. It executes direct co-investments, SPVs, fund commitments, and mission-related investments. Confirmed holdings include the Olamina Fund, Afterglow Climate Justice Fund, Groundcover Community-Owned Building in Atlanta and Historic Clayborn Temple in Memphis. Deployment covers early-stage and growth rounds in North America, Africa, and South America. The team includes George Ashton III as CEO alongside investment and operations professionals. Additional vehicles tied to the same capital base are the Kataly Foundation and Transform Finance. No operational events from the last 24 months appear in public records. Candide Group maintains membership in the New Economy Coalition and Toniic. These networks supply deal flow and co-investor relationships that sit outside standard venture or private equity channels.