Eric Schmidt's Hillspire leads the pack in family office dealmaking, focusing heavily on AI investments in 2025.
Eric Schmidt's Hillspire leads the pack in family office dealmaking, focusing heavily on AI investments in 2025.
  • Family offices are becoming major players in the investment landscape, managing over $3 trillion in assets.
  • AI is the dominant investment theme for family offices, with healthcare and biotech also attracting significant capital.
  • First-generation wealth creators in tech and finance are driving family office investments, while the next generation is increasingly focused on impact investing.
  • CNBC's inaugural Family Office 15 list reveals the most active U.S. family offices for dealmaking in 2025.

Believe It Dattebayo Billionaires Love AI

Hey, it's me, Naruto Uzumaki, future Hokage and now apparently a financial journalist dattebayo. Who knew I'd be reporting on rich folks and their, *ahem*, 'family offices'? So, get this: CNBC dropped a list of the top family offices making deals, and guess what? These big-shot investors are going all in on AI. It's like they're trying to build their own version of Kurama, but instead of a nine-tailed fox, it's a super-smart computer. Anyway, Eric Schmidt, the ex-Google dude, is leading the charge with his Hillspire, dropping serious cash on AI startups. Talk about a Rasengan-sized investment

Jeff Bezos' Shadow Clone Jutsu of Investments

Even Jeff Bezos, the guy who could probably buy the entire Hidden Leaf Village, is getting in on the action. His Bezos Expeditions are backing AI companies left and right. I guess he figures if he can't master the Shadow Clone Jutsu, he'll just build robots instead. But wait, there's more. Bezos also invested in a platform for buying shares of rental homes. Smart move, ya know, diversify your portfolio. Just like mastering different chakra natures makes you a stronger ninja, diversifying investments makes you a stronger billionaire. I read an article the other day about how Trump's Oil Tweet Sends Prices Skyward, maybe he should've diversified too.

Impact Investing: The New Sexy Jutsu

Hold on, it gets even more interesting. Seems like the younger generation of these rich families is all about 'impact investing.' That's just a fancy way of saying they want to make money while also saving the world, which sounds like something I'd do, ya know, become Hokage and bring peace to the world. Take Lukas Walton, the Walmart heir. He's throwing money at sustainable food and clean energy companies. It's like he's trying to use his family's fortune to create a real-life Earth Style: Mud Wall jutsu, protecting us from environmental disaster. Good on him, dattebayo. I always thought all that wealth was just used for things like ramen and fancy stuff.

Family Offices Unveiled (Sort Of)

These family offices are like the Anbu Black Ops of the financial world – super secretive. They don't have to tell anyone what they're up to, which makes figuring out their strategies kinda tricky. But according to this Russ D'Argento guy from Fintrx, by tracking their investments, we can get a peek into their plans. It's like trying to read a Sharingan user's mind – you gotta be quick and observant, ya know. The main thing is, they're loaded. All these family offices manage at least a billion dollars. A BILLION. I bet I could buy a lifetime supply of ramen with that.

AI: The Investment Rasengan

So, why all the AI love? Well, apparently, 65% of these family offices think AI is the top investment priority. It's like everyone's suddenly obsessed with mastering the Rasengan. Eric Schmidt even wrote a book about AI. I haven't read it, but I'm guessing it's not as exciting as the 'Tale of the Gutsy Ninja.' But hey, if these investments help make the world a better place, I'm all for it. Just hope they don't create any rogue AI that tries to destroy the world. We got enough problems already, ya know.

Future Hokage's Financial Wisdom

Alright, so what's the takeaway here? Rich people are betting big on AI, and the next generation wants to save the world while making money. It's like a real-life ninja mission, ya know, except instead of fighting bad guys, they're funding startups and writing checks. And remember, even if you're not a billionaire, you can still make a difference. Just like how I went from being a knucklehead ninja to a hero, anyone can achieve their dreams dattebayo. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to eat some ramen and maybe start my own family office. I'll call it 'Uzumaki Ventures' and invest in companies that make the best ramen in the world.


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