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Infinda
Infinda is the London-based single-family office of Alan Howard, the billionaire co-founder who stepped back from day-to-day management at Brevan Howard in...
Infinda
Infinda is the London-based single-family office of Alan Howard, the billionaire co-founder who stepped back from day-to-day management at Brevan Howard in 2019. Howard built his fortune launching the Brevan Howard Master Fund in 2002, which at its peak managed over $40 billion and made him one of macro trading's most consistently successful figures. The office formalizes what had long been a personal investment operation running parallel to the hedge fund platform. Infinda deploys capital across four distinct tracks: commitments to external hedge fund managers, direct venture investments with a heavy tilt toward digital assets and crypto infrastructure, private equity co-investments alongside trusted GPs, and UK commercial real estate. Howard has been a prolific early backer of crypto-native ventures — his known positions include One River Digital Asset Management and stakes in Bakkt, EOS developer Block.one, and multiple DeFi protocols through direct token purchases. The office also participates in equity rounds for fintech infrastructure firms, often via SPVs or direct allocations from Howard's balance sheet, per public SEC filings reviewed by Altss. The office operates with a lean, non-hierarchical structure typical of founder-led family offices that prioritize speed over institutional process. While headcount is not publicly disclosed, the operation mirrors other single-principal macro-family offices in staffing fewer than 15 investment and operations professionals across a single London location. In April 2019, Alan Howard formally transitioned away from CEO duties at Brevan Howard and relocated to Geneva, though Infinda's registered office remains in London. The office does not maintain a public-facing website beyond www.infinda.net, which acts as a bare directory entry. Infinda's structural differentiator is the tight feedback loop between Howard's hedge fund trading operation and the family office's private investment book. Unlike most macro family offices that manage liquidity post-exit, Infinda benefits from real-time market intelligence generated by the Brevan Howard desk's $35+ billion multi-manager platform — a sourcing advantage that gives the office early look at crypto infrastructure deals, distressed macro real estate, and manager talent before they reach broader LP markets.
General information
Firm type
Single Family Office
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
Corporate office
London, United Kingdom
Principals
Alan Howard
Principal
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is the relationship between Infinda and Brevan Howard?
Infinda is Alan Howard's personal family office — a separate entity from Brevan Howard Asset Management. Howard co-founded the hedge fund in 2002 and stepped down as CEO in 2019, but Brevan Howard's trading desks and the family office likely share informal intelligence on markets, particularly in macro and digital assets, where Howard remains actively involved.
Does Infinda invest directly or only through fund commitments?
Infinda pursues a hybrid model. The office writes direct equity and token checks into crypto and fintech startups — often through SPVs — while also acting as a seed investor and LP in external hedge funds and venture funds. Howard's direct crypto investments include Block.one and multiple DeFi protocols.
What investment stages does Infinda target in private markets?
Infinda is stage-agnostic but consistently enters at early stages in digital asset and fintech deals, often participating in seed and Series A rounds. In real estate and manager commitments, the office acts more opportunistically, writing larger checks into established assets or funds.
Why does Infinda maintain such a low public profile?
Alan Howard is famously media-averse, and Infinda reflects that culture. The office has no outward-facing team page, does not publish an investment strategy, and www.infinda.net is effectively a placeholder. This is common among macro traders who built their wealth operating outside public scrutiny.
Which sectors does Infinda explicitly avoid?
Infinda does not publicly disclose sector exclusions. However, given Howard's career focus on macro trading and his public portfolio's concentration in crypto, fintech, and UK real estate, the office appears to avoid long-duration biotech, deep industrial hardware, and consumer packaged goods — sectors that fall outside its core competency.
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