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Single Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesActive · deal in last 18 monthsLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 9 SOURCES

Pittco Management

Also known as Pittco Management, LLC, Pittco

Memphis single-family office of AutoZone founder J.R. 'Pitt' Hyde III and Barbara Hyde, investing in managed funds, direct venture and buyout deals, and multifamily housing.

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Family & background

FAMILY
Hyde
WEALTH ORIGIN
Retail (AutoZone, founded by J.R. 'Pitt' Hyde III; Malone & Hyde grocery)
HEADQUARTERS
Memphis, United States
FOUNDED
1991

Investment approach

STAGES
Series AGrowthBuyout
ROUTES
Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsVenture capitalPrivate equityFunds (as LP)Real estate
LATEST DEAL
Nscale · Jun 2026

Overview

Pittco Management is the single-family office of Joseph R. 'Pitt' Hyde III, founder of AutoZone, and his wife Barbara, and provides investment, accounting, tax and financial services from Memphis, Tennessee. It was established in 1991 and set up Pittco Direct Investments in 2021. Its investment areas are managed funds, direct investments (early and late-stage venture capital, buyouts and take-privates) and multifamily housing. Pittco announces these as its own equity investments, sometimes held through a special purpose vehicle or made with a partner. Recent ones include Groups360 (January 2025), RepScrubs (February 2025) and Nscale (June 2026).

Holdings & investments (85)

INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES

  • Pittco Direct Investments
    Direct venture, buyout and take-private investments (set up 2021)

HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST

People

  • Henry Guy
    President & Chief Investment Officer · source
  • Jon Hottinger
    Principal, Investments · source
  • P. Graham Jones
    Vice President, Investments · source
  • Melissa Fleck
    Associate, Investments · source
  • Morgan McNeely
    Associate, Investments · source
  • Katherine Harding
    Associate, Investments · source
  • Grant Self
    Analyst, Investments · source
  • Lorie A. Jernigan
    Chief Financial Officer · source
  • Corie T. Rivers
    Chief Accounting Officer · source

Frequently asked questions

Pittco Management is a single family office based in Memphis, the United States, founded in 1991.

Pittco Management invests on behalf of the Hyde family (Retail (AutoZone, founded by J.R. 'Pitt' Hyde III; Malone & Hyde grocery)).

Pittco Management 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, funds (as lp) and real estate.

Pittco Management invests at Series A, Growth and Buyout stages.

Key people at Pittco Management include Henry Guy (President & Chief Investment Officer), Lorie A. Jernigan (Chief Financial Officer), Jon Hottinger (Principal, Investments) and P. Graham Jones (Vice President, Investments).

Pittco Management's holdings and investments include Nscale, Neuralink, Impulse Space, SpaceX, Anduril, Databricks, xAI and OpenAI, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Pittco Management is Nscale, announced in Jun 2026.