What Fairview Capital Partners does

Fairview Capital Partners, LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser founded in 1994 by Laurence C. Morse and JoAnn H. Price, headquartered in West Hartford, Connecticut with a San Francisco office. The firm operates as a fund-of-funds manager serving institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, foundations, and family offices, and is recognized as the second-largest Black-owned private equity firm in the United States. Fairview pursues three core strategies: Venture Capital fund-of-funds (20 deployed vehicles, 250 partnership investments, 450+ IPOs), Diverse and Emerging Managers (31-year track record, 110+ investments, 45 first-time funds, 2,500 portfolio companies), and Co-Investment (direct exposure built on a proprietary database of over 4,000 portfolio companies). The firm monetizes through management fees on committed institutional capital under multi-year mandate agreements, supplemented by co-investment economics, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Fairview also publishes proprietary research, including an Annual Market Review of Woman and Minority-Owned PE and VC Firms, a Playbook for Emerging Manager Leadership, and AI-themed venture research used for thought leadership.

The firm's go-to-market is relationship-driven direct institutional sales, supported by a thought leadership engine spanning the Fairview Insights platform, podcasts, webinars, industry conferences, and earned media in outlets such as Fortune, Bloomberg, CNBC, Forbes, and Fast Company. In April 2024, New York Life disclosed a minority ownership stake representing $200 million invested since 2021 as part of its impact investment initiative; the firm has also partnered with the Ford Foundation and Visa Foundation through the Fairview Foundations Emerging Managers Fund. Strategic LP commitments in 2025-2026 include participation in Inbox Health's $20M growth round and as an LP in Collide Capital's $95M second fund. The team comprises two co-founders, three additional Managing Partners, one Partner, plus investment, finance, compliance, and operations staff totaling 11-50 employees.

Name

Fairview Capital Partners

Legal name

Fairview Capital Partners, LLC

Website

https://fairviewcapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fairview Capital Partners is a West Hartford-based SEC-registered fund-of-funds manager founded in 1994 that provides pension funds, endowments, foundations, and family offices with access to venture capital, diverse and emerging managers, and co-investment opportunities across private markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity Fund-of-Funds Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds (FSANAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Private Equity Buyout Fund-of-Funds (FSANAGAD)

Keywords

• Private equity fund-of-funds
• Venture capital investments
• Institutional asset management
• Diverse manager programs
• Co-investment opportunities

Headquarters

HQ city

West Hartford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fund of Funds Management: Fairview operates as a fund-of-funds manager, generating revenue through management fees from institutional investors who commit capital to their various investment programs including venture capital funds of funds, diverse manager programs, and co-investment vehicles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fairview Capital Partners is a private equity fund-of-funds manager that curates strategic access to private markets for institutional investors through three core programs: Venture Capital (funds of funds into VC managers), Diverse and Emerging Managers (dedicated exposure to woman- and minority-owned PE/VC firms), and Co-Investment (direct deals sourced through GP relationships). The firm generates revenue via management fees on these pooled vehicles under individually negotiated institutional mandates.

Product overview

Fairview Capital Partners is a private equity investment management firm operating as a fund-of-funds with three core investment strategies: Venture Capital (providing access to outperforming VC managers through 20 funds of funds), Diverse and Emerging Managers (supporting woman and minority-owned investment firms with 31 years of experience), and Co-Investment (exclusive direct investment opportunities through established GP relationships). The firm also produces proprietary research reports including annual market reviews of woman and minority-owned firms, emerging manager playbooks, and AI-focused venture capital analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venture Capital (Fund of Funds) Research-driven venture capital fund-of-funds program providing institutional investors access to persistently performing venture capital managers. The strategy is deployed through 20 funds of funds and 250 partnership investments, with exposure to 10,000+ portfolio companies and 450+ IPOs.
• Diverse and Emerging Managers Program Program providing institutional investors access to diverse and emerging managers — including woman- and minority-owned PE/VC firms — through dedicated due diligence and relationship curation. The program spans nearly 31 years of investing experience, 110+ investments, 45 first-time funds backed, and exposure to 2,500 portfolio companies.
• Co-Investment Program Direct co-investment opportunities sourced from Fairview's proprietary database of over 4,000 portfolio companies and built on multi-decade relationships with leading venture capital and private equity firms. Provides institutional investors selective, direct exposure alongside established GPs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 1,200 woman and minority-owned private equity and venture capital firms tracked in annual market review

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• StepStone Group: Direct peer as a global private markets investment firm focused on fund-of-funds, co-investments, and secondaries serving institutional investors. Both firms curate exposure to private equity and venture capital for pensions, endowments, and foundations through manager selection and direct deals.
• Grosvenor Capital Management: Direct peer as a leading global fund-of-funds and customized investment solutions provider serving institutional clients. Both firms pool institutional capital into private equity and other alternative strategies through manager selection and co-investment programs.
• Pathway Capital Management: Direct peer as a private equity fund-of-funds manager serving pensions, endowments, and other institutional investors. Both firms provide diversified PE/VC exposure through manager selection, co-investments, and customized portfolio solutions.
• Portfolio Advisors (a MetLife company): Direct peer as a fund-of-funds and multi-manager private markets investment manager owned by MetLife. Both firms serve institutional investors with private equity, venture capital, and co-investment offerings through diversified manager relationships.
• Commonfund: Direct peer as an institutional investment manager serving endowments, foundations, and pension plans with private capital and hedge fund strategies. Both firms provide institutional clients access to private markets via multi-manager structures.
• CapRock Group: Direct peer as a multi-strategy alternatives platform offering fund-of-funds, co-investment, and direct investment solutions to institutional clients. Comparable in providing diversified private market exposure through curated manager relationships.
• Mesirow Financial: Direct peer offering private equity fund-of-funds and multi-manager solutions to institutional and high-net-worth clients. Both firms structure diversified alternative investment portfolios for institutional investors.

Emerging players

• Adasina Social Capital: Emerging peer as a social justice-focused investment manager serving institutional and individual investors with impact-aligned strategies. Comparable mission overlap in advancing diverse managers and underserved communities through institutional capital.
• Brown Venture Associates: Emerging peer as a minority-led venture capital firm focused on BIPOC founders. Comparable mission overlap with Fairview's emerging manager thesis and similar relationships with foundations pursuing diversity-aligned deployment.

Broad incumbents

• Hamilton Lane: Broad incumbent as a large private markets investment manager offering fund-of-funds, co-investment, and direct investment solutions. Comparable institutional client base and product mix, though at significantly larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fairviewcapital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fairview-capital

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments6 records

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