Gestio Capital
London private investment office founded by Matteo Manfredi that manages wealth for a small number of UHNW families and holds late-stage private stakes such as OpenAI.
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Identity
- HEADQUARTERS
- London, United Kingdom
- OFFICES
- Milan, Italy
- FOUNDED
- 2015
Investment approach
- STAGES
- Growth
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Public equitiesHedge fundsDirect investments
- LATEST DEAL
- UC Sampdoria (Acquisition) · May 2023
- INBOUND
- Warm intros only
Overview
Gestio Capital Ltd is a London private investment office (incorporated 2015, with a Milan office) that serves a restricted number of ultra-high-net-worth families. It runs a barbell portfolio: a liquid core of equities, fixed income and selected hedge fund strategies, plus concentrated late-stage private-market positions. Founder Matteo Manfredi is its sole director; the firm took part in the 2023 acquisition of football club Sampdoria and was an early investor in OpenAI.
Investment thesis
A barbell framework: a resilient liquid core to preserve capital, balanced by a selective illiquid allocation to asymmetric late-stage private-market opportunities.
Holdings & investments (2)
- UC Sampdoriasince 2023
- OpenAIArtificial Intelligence
People
- Matteo ManfrediFounder and Director · source
Frequently asked questions
Gestio Capital is a multi family office based in London, the United Kingdom, founded in 2015.
Gestio Capital invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes public equities, hedge funds and direct investments.
Gestio Capital invests at Growth stage in Fintech, Artificial Intelligence and Software & SaaS.
Key people at Gestio Capital include Matteo Manfredi (Founder and Director).
Gestio Capital's holdings and investments include OpenAI and UC Sampdoria.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Gestio Capital is UC Sampdoria (Acquisition), announced in May 2023.
Gestio Capital states that it reviews opportunities through introductions only.