Tensai Holding Co.

Tensai Holding Co.

Tensai Holding Co. was established in 2013 by Soufyane Al Hayan. The founder built the vehicle on capital accumulated through prior quantitative trading and private-equity activities. The firm operates as the sole family office for the Al Hayan family and maintains its headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Allocation spans public equities, private equity, venture rounds, private credit, real estate, infrastructure and systematic hedge strategies. Confirmed positions include an investment in Airstack alongside Polygon, Fenbushi Capital and NGC Ventures. The firm targets early-stage, growth and mature companies through direct co-investments, SPVs, fund-of-funds and secondaries. Geographic coverage includes North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East & Central Asia. The office deploys the full $9.3 billion internally with no external capital. It maintains a strategic presence in the Abu Dhabi Metro Area and participates in activities linked to the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development. Tensai Philanthropic Initiatives serves as the family’s separate philanthropic vehicle. No operational events from the last 24 months appear in available records. The firm’s structure centers on a founder-led mandate that integrates quantitative hedge-fund experience with direct private-market execution. This produces a hybrid posture combining systematic strategies with concentrated co-investments rather than a pure fund-of-funds model.