Ocean Road Advisors
Also known as Ocean Road Advisors, Inc.
New York single family office founded in 2005 for Edward H. Meyer (ex-Grey Global Group CEO) and son Anthony E. Meyer. Invests in public and private markets.
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Family office of the Meyer family of New York (Edward H. Meyer, former CEO of Grey Global Group, and his son Anthony E. Meyer). Its listed affiliates are Meyer and Co. LLC, Meyer Ventures LLC and Admiralty Realty Management LLC. Not other firms named Ocean Road.
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Meyer
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Advertising (Grey Global Group)
- HEADQUARTERS
- New York, United States
- FOUNDED
- 2005
Investment approach
- STAGES
- Pre-SeedSeed
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsVenture capitalPrivate equityPublic equitiesHedge fundsReal estateFunds (as LP)
Overview
Ocean Road Advisors is a family office and investment management company founded in 2005 to oversee the assets of Edward H. Meyer, the former chairman and CEO of Grey Global Group, and his son Anthony E. Meyer. It invests directly and indirectly in public and private markets, including public and private equities, hedge funds, real estate and venture capital, and oversees the family's philanthropic foundations. The family's Meyer and Co. website lists Ocean Road's own direct investments in Vacatia (seed, 2012), Code Ocean (pre-seed, 2016), Referwell (seed, 2016) and Clutch (from its 2021 Series B). Meyer and Co. also lists Ocean Road commitments to outside managers, including Appalachian Mineral Partners' funds (since 2015), Peterson Partners' private equity and venture funds, The Children's Investment Fund (since 2013) and Landrock Partners' initial drawdown fund (2023).
Holdings & investments (9)
- ClutchNOTABLEMobility & Logistics · since 2021
- Landrock Partners (initial drawdown fund)Real Estate & PropTech · since 2023 · Fund commitment
- Code OceanSoftware & SaaS · since 2016
- ReferwellHealthTech · since 2016
- Appalachian Mineral Partners fundssince 2015 · Fund commitment
- The Children's Investment Fundsince 2013 · Fund commitment
- VacatiaConsumer & E-commerce · since 2012
- Peterson Partners private equity and venture fundsFund commitment
- Egerton CapitalFund commitment
People
- Andrew M. WeinsteinVice President, Director, Investments · source
- Michal MillerDirector of Portfolio Operations and Reporting · source
- Anthony E. MeyerPresident, Ocean Road Advisors; Chairman, Meyer and Co. · source
- Mark A. VarousChief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer · source
- Mimi LeeController · source
- Ann KirschnerSenior Advisor – Philanthropy · source
- Michael B. SolovaySenior Advisor – Interim General Counsel · source
Frequently asked questions
Ocean Road Advisors is a single family office based in New York, the United States, founded in 2005.
Ocean Road Advisors invests on behalf of the Meyer family (Advertising (Grey Global Group)).
Ocean Road Advisors invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, venture capital, private equity, public equities, hedge funds, real estate and funds (as lp).
Ocean Road Advisors invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages.
Key people at Ocean Road Advisors include Anthony E. Meyer (President, Ocean Road Advisors; Chairman, Meyer and Co.), Mark A. Varous (Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer), Andrew M. Weinstein (Vice President, Director, Investments) and Mimi Lee (Controller).
Ocean Road Advisors's holdings and investments include Clutch, Code Ocean, Vacatia, Referwell, Landrock Partners (initial drawdown fund), Appalachian Mineral Partners funds, Peterson Partners private equity and venture funds and The Children's Investment Fund, among others.