# LP Database 2026: How to Find Limited Partners for Your Fund

> Private Equity List profiles 514 limited partners that back private equity and venture funds: 295 fund-of-funds managers and 228 family offices. Who they are, where they sit and how to find LPs for your fund.

Guides · 31 October 2026 · by Giorgio Fenancio · https://privateequitylist.com/intelligence/lp-database

**Key takeaways**

- **The short answer:** an LP database lists the investors that commit money to private equity and venture funds: pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, insurers, funds of funds and family offices. Private Equity List profiles 514 of them, 295 fund-of-funds managers and 228 family offices (9 are both).
- **Where they are:** 181 are in the United States, 40 in the United Kingdom, 37 in Germany and 29 in the United Arab Emirates.
- **Biggest LP-side fund of 2026:** the European Investment Fund's €15B ($16.5B) European Tech Champions Initiative 2.0, a fund of funds for growth-stage venture funds.
- **Secondaries are raising:** Pantheon closed a $6B secondaries fund in October and Adams Street a $2.7B one in August.
- **For emerging managers:** Accolade Partners, Inception Capital, Pritzker Alternative Strategies and Aspire11 run money aimed at new fund managers.
- **What a database cannot replace:** LP commitment histories and fund returns sit in Preqin and PitchBook, sold on annual contracts. Private Equity List gives LP profiles and investment-team contacts from $129 a month.

- **514**: limited partners (funds of funds and family offices)
- **295**: fund-of-funds managers (228 family offices)
- **181**: in the United States (40 in the UK)
- **$16.5B**: largest fund of funds of 2026 (EIF, ETCI 2.0)

**Limited partners by headquarters**

| | Value |
|---|---:|
| United States | 181 |
| United Kingdom | 40 |
| Germany | 37 |
| United Arab Emirates | 29 |
| Switzerland | 28 |
| Canada | 22 |
| France | 18 |
| Singapore | 11 |

Source: Private Equity List profiles, 31 October 2026

**Limited partners by type**

| | Value |
|---|---:|
| Fund-of-funds managers | 286 |
| Family offices | 219 |
| Both | 9 |

Source: Private Equity List profiles, 31 October 2026

## What is an LP database: the investors behind PE and VC funds

**Limited partner (LP):** an investor that commits money to a private equity or venture fund and leaves the investing to the fund manager, the general partner (GP).\
**LP database:** a list of those investors: what they back, where they are and who to contact.\
**Why fund managers use one:** to build a target list before a fundraise, and to see which LPs have fresh money to commit.\
**What it is not:** a list of fund managers. A GP raises money; an LP gives it. Many firms do both: Adams Street and Pantheon invest in other funds and raise their own from pension funds and insurers.

## Types of limited partners and where to find them

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<thead><tr><th>LP type</th><th>Who they are</th><th>What they usually back</th><th>In Private Equity List</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Pension funds</td><td>Public and corporate retirement plans</td><td>Buyout, infrastructure and credit funds</td><td>Few have their own profile; 17 LP profiles mention pension money</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sovereign wealth funds</td><td>State investment funds</td><td>Large funds and co-investments worldwide</td><td>Mubadala, ADIA, Investment Corporation of Dubai</td></tr>
<tr><td>Endowments and foundations</td><td>University and charity capital</td><td>Venture and buyout funds</td><td>Commonfund runs portfolios for nonprofits</td></tr>
<tr><td>Insurers</td><td>Insurance balance sheets</td><td>Credit, infrastructure and real estate funds</td><td>Aviva Investors</td></tr>
<tr><td>Funds of funds and secondaries</td><td>Managers that pool LP money across many funds</td><td>New fund commitments, secondaries, co-investments</td><td>295 profiles: Adams Street, Pantheon, HarbourVest and more</td></tr>
<tr><td>Family offices</td><td>Investment offices of wealthy families</td><td>Funds and direct deals</td><td>228 profiles; the largest are in <a href="https://privateequitylist.com/intelligence/top-family-offices">top family offices</a></td></tr>
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## Biggest LP-side funds of 2026: EIF, Pantheon and Adams Street

**Largest funds of funds, secondaries and co-investment funds of 2026**

| | Value |
|---|---:|
| EIF, ETCI 2.0 | $16.5B |
| Pantheon Global Secondaries VIII | $6B |
| Pantheon Co-Investment Opportunities | $3.2B |
| Adams Street Global Secondary 8 | $2.7B |
| Adams Street Co-Investment VI | $2.5B |
| Pinegrove Strategic Investors XII | $1.5B |
| Netley Tertiaries Fund 1 | $1.2B |
| Vintage Investment Partners | $0.92B |

Source: Private Equity List new-funds tracker, size as announced

- **[European Investment Fund](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/european-investment-fund-eif)** [launched the €15B ($16.5B) European Tech Champions Initiative 2.0](https://fundmomentum.vc/blog/eif-15b-etci-2-fund-of-funds-growth-stage-european-vc-2026), a fund of funds for growth-stage venture funds in Europe.
- **[Pantheon](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/pantheon-1)** [raised $6B for Pantheon Global Secondaries Fund VIII](https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/pantheon-global-pe-secondaries-fund-498866) in October, after [closing a $3.2B co-investment programme](https://vcwire.tech/2026/07/31/pantheon-closes-co-investment-program-at-3-2-billion/) in July.
- **[Adams Street Partners](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/adams-street-partners-llc)** [raised over $5B for its secondaries programme](https://vcwire.tech/2026/08/04/adams-street-raises-over-5-billion-for-secondaries-investment-program/), $2.7B of it in Global Secondary Fund 8, and [closed its sixth co-investment fund at $2.5B](https://vcwire.tech/2026/04/24/adams-street-partners-closes-sixth-co-investment-fund-at-2-5-billion/).
- **[Pinegrove Venture Partners](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/pinegrove-venture-partners)** [closed Strategic Investors Fund XII at $1.5B](https://vcwire.tech/2026/09/11/pinegrove-closes-1-5-billion-strategic-investors-fund-xii/) for venture funds and secondaries.
- **[Netley Capital](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/netley-capital)** [closed its first tertiaries fund at $1.2B](https://vcwire.tech/2026/09/04/netley-capital-closes-flagship-tertiaries-fund-at-1-2-billion/), buying stakes in secondary funds.
- **[Vintage Investment Partners](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/vintage-investment-partners)** in Israel [raised $920M](https://vcwire.tech/2026/10/22/vintage-investment-partners-raises-920m-in-funding/) for its fund-of-funds and secondaries strategies.

## Limited partners by region

### Limited partners in the United States

**181 of the 514 LPs.** Chicago alone has Adams Street, GCM Grosvenor and Twin Bridge; San Francisco has Horsley Bridge and Top Tier, both known for venture fund investing.

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<thead><tr><th>Limited partner</th><th>City</th><th>Type</th><th>What it does</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/adams-street-partners-llc">Adams Street Partners</a></td><td>Chicago</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Primaries, secondaries, co-investments and venture growth; about $76B across strategies</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/harbourvest-partners-llc">HarbourVest Partners</a></td><td>Boston</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Primary funds, secondary transactions and direct co-investments</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/horsley-bridge-partners">Horsley Bridge Partners</a></td><td>San Francisco</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Global fund of funds focused on venture and growth buyouts</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/pinegrove-venture-partners">Pinegrove Venture Partners</a></td><td>Menlo Park</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Venture fund of funds, secondaries, co-investments and venture debt</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/top-tier-capital-partners">Top Tier Capital Partners</a></td><td>San Francisco</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Primary commitments to venture funds, LP and direct secondaries</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/gcm-grosvenor">GCM Grosvenor</a></td><td>Chicago</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Private equity, infrastructure, credit and real estate programmes for institutions</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/portfolio-advisors">Portfolio Advisors</a></td><td>Darien</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Private equity, private credit and real estate in the US middle market</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/twin-bridge-capital-partners">Twin Bridge Capital Partners</a></td><td>Chicago</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Lower middle-market buyout funds, co-investments and GP-led secondaries</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/commonfund">Commonfund</a></td><td>Wilton</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Long-term portfolios for nonprofits and other institutions since 1971</td></tr>
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### Limited partners in the UK

**40 LPs, most of them in London.** Funds of funds such as Pantheon sit next to a deep bench of family offices and multi-family offices.

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<thead><tr><th>Limited partner</th><th>City</th><th>Type</th><th>What it does</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/pantheon-1">Pantheon</a></td><td>London</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Private equity platform with deep secondaries experience, founded in 1982</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/netley-capital">Netley Capital</a></td><td>London</td><td>Fund of funds, family office</td><td>Tertiary investing: buys stakes in secondary funds to give their investors liquidity</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/aviva-investors">Aviva Investors</a></td><td>London</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Asset manager of insurer Aviva</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/bedrock-group">Bedrock Group</a></td><td>London</td><td>Family office</td><td>Multi-family office with private market investments; also in Geneva and Monaco</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/panthera-private-office">Panthera Private Office</a></td><td>London</td><td>Family office</td><td>Multi-family office, started as a single-family office in 2008</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/wren-investment-office">Wren Investment Office</a></td><td>London</td><td>Family office</td><td>Investment office for wealthy families and foundations</td></tr>
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### Limited partners in Europe

**175 LPs in 28 countries of continental Europe**, led by Germany (37), Switzerland (28) and France (18). State-backed money is big here: the European Investment Fund launched a €15B ($16.5B) fund of funds in 2026.

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<thead><tr><th>Limited partner</th><th>City</th><th>Type</th><th>What it does</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/european-investment-fund-eif">European Investment Fund</a></td><td>Luxembourg</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Part of the EIB Group; backs small and mid-sized European companies through funds</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/golding-capital-partners">Golding Capital Partners</a></td><td>Munich</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Private markets investor with fund programmes such as Golding Buyout VI</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/cubera-private-equity">Cubera Private Equity</a></td><td>Oslo</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Private equity fund investments for institutional and professional investors</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/nord-holding">NORD Holding</a></td><td>Hannover</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Direct investments and fund-of-funds investments, €4.0B under management</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/galdana-ventures-sl">Galdana Ventures</a></td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Has invested in 60 venture funds and 45 tech companies directly</td></tr>
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### Limited partners in the Middle East

**40 LPs, 29 of them in the United Arab Emirates.** Sovereign investors from Abu Dhabi and Dubai and state-backed funds of funds such as Jada in Saudi Arabia lead the region.

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<thead><tr><th>Limited partner</th><th>City</th><th>Type</th><th>What it does</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/mubadala">Mubadala</a></td><td>Abu Dhabi</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Sovereign investor of Abu Dhabi, founded in 2002</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/abu-dhabi-investment-authority-adia">Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)</a></td><td>Abu Dhabi</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Invests for the Government of Abu Dhabi across two dozen asset classes, private equity included</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/investment-corporation-of-dubai">Investment Corporation of Dubai</a></td><td>Dubai</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Sovereign wealth fund of Dubai, founded in 2006</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/jada-fund-of-funds">Jada Fund of Funds</a></td><td>Riyadh</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Backs venture capital, private equity and private debt funds in Saudi Arabia</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/vintage-investment-partners">Vintage Investment Partners</a></td><td>Herzliya</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Venture fund of funds, secondary funds and growth funds</td></tr>
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### Limited partners in Asia-Pacific

**36 LPs, led by Singapore (11), India (9) and Australia (8).** Family offices make up much of the list; Azalea, owned by Temasek, packages private equity funds for wider investors.

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<thead><tr><th>Limited partner</th><th>City</th><th>Type</th><th>What it does</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/azalea">Azalea</a></td><td>Singapore</td><td>Fund of funds</td><td>Owned by Temasek; builds products from portfolios of private equity funds</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/lionrock-capital">LionRock Capital</a></td><td>Singapore</td><td>Family office</td><td>Single-family office investing in funds, public markets and companies</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/premjiinvest">PremjiInvest</a></td><td>Bengaluru</td><td>Family office</td><td>Invests in private and public markets; returns fund the Azim Premji Foundation</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="https://privateequitylist.com/investors/bridgelane">Bridgelane</a></td><td>Sydney</td><td>Family office</td><td>Family office founded in 2009 by Markus Kahlbetzer</td></tr>
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## How emerging managers find LPs

**Start with money aimed at new managers:** [Accolade Partners](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/accolade-partners) targets seed and Series A managers and emerging managers; [Inception Capital](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/inception-capital) runs an emerging manager fund of funds.\
**Look for first-fund specialists:** [Pritzker Alternative Strategies](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/pritzker-alternative-strategies) backs managers raising funds I–III and [raised nearly $385M for its own first fund](https://vcwire.tech/2026/03/26/pritzker-alternative-strategies-raises-nearly-385m-inaugural-fund/). In Prague, [Aspire11](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/aspire11) commits €10–50M through emerging managers from a [€515M pension-backed fund](https://fundmomentum.vc/blog/aspire11-100m-deployed-515m-pension-backed-fund-eternals-tribes-2026).\
**Add state-backed funds of funds:** the European Investment Fund and Jada invest in venture and private equity funds to grow their regions.\
**Then family offices:** many write smaller commitments than institutions; the biggest names are in our guide to [top family offices](https://privateequitylist.com/intelligence/top-family-offices).\
**Know what secondaries funds do:** Pantheon, Adams Street and Netley also buy existing fund stakes. That gives your current LPs liquidity; it is not the same as a new commitment.\
**Track who just raised:** an LP with a new fund of funds has capital to commit. The [new funds tracker](https://privateequitylist.com/new-vc-funds) lists each fund as it is announced.

## LP database comparison: Preqin, PitchBook and Private Equity List

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<thead><tr><th></th><th>Preqin</th><th>PitchBook</th><th>Private Equity List</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>LP profiles</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes: 514 funds of funds and family offices</td></tr>
<tr><td>LP commitment histories and fund returns</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr>
<tr><td>Investment-team contacts</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes: 55,000+ across all investors</td></tr>
<tr><td>Price</td><td>$15k–$75k+ a year, reported</td><td>$25k–$40k a year, reported</td><td>$129 a month, $99 billed yearly</td></tr>
<tr><td>Contract</td><td>Annual</td><td>Annual, 2–3 seats</td><td>Monthly or yearly</td></tr>
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**Which to use:** a fund manager that needs commitment histories or fund returns should look at Preqin or PitchBook. Private Equity List suits building and contacting an LP target list for far less.\
**Sources:** prices and features from our [investor database comparison](https://privateequitylist.com/intelligence/investor-database-comparison), which links each figure to its source.

## How to find limited partners in Private Equity List

**Funds of funds:** the [fund of funds list](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/fund-of-funds) holds the managers that invest in other funds; filter by country and cheque size.\
**Family offices:** the [family office list](https://privateequitylist.com/investors/family-office) holds 228, and [top family offices](https://privateequitylist.com/intelligence/top-family-offices) covers the largest names.\
**Institutions:** [largest institutional investors](https://privateequitylist.com/resources/top-institutional-investors) covers pension funds, sovereign funds and insurers.\
**Filter and export:** in [search](https://privateequitylist.com/search), combine type, country, cheque size and sector. CSV export comes with the Pro+ plan.\
**Fresh money:** the [new funds tracker](https://privateequitylist.com/new-vc-funds) shows which funds of funds closed this month.

## Data and methodology

**Limited partners:** Private Equity List profiles typed as fund of funds or family office, without inactive firms, as of 31 October 2026: 295 and 228, with 9 in both groups, 514 in total.\
**Regional tables:** a hand-picked selection. Each firm was checked against its profile description to confirm that it invests in funds or runs family capital.\
**Funds of 2026:** verified announcements from the Private Equity List new-funds tracker; sizes as announced, in US dollars.\
**Other databases:** prices and features come from our investor database comparison, which links to its sources.

## FAQ

### What is an LP database?

An LP database lists limited partners, the investors that commit money to private equity and venture funds, with what they back, where they are and who to contact. Private Equity List profiles 514 of them: 295 fund-of-funds managers and 228 family offices.

### What is a limited partner?

A limited partner (LP) is an investor that commits money to a private equity or venture fund and leaves the investing to the fund manager, the general partner. Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, insurers, funds of funds and family offices are the main types.

### How do I find LPs for my first fund?

Start with investors that back new managers, such as Accolade Partners, Inception Capital, Pritzker Alternative Strategies and Aspire11, then state-backed funds of funds like the European Investment Fund and family offices. Filter Private Equity List by type and country and check the new funds tracker for LPs that just raised.

### Is there a free LP database?

Private Equity List profiles and directory pages are free to read; investment-team contacts come with the Pro plan at $129 a month. Preqin and PitchBook, which add LP commitment histories, are sold on annual contracts with reported prices from about $15,000 a year.

### What is the difference between an LP and a GP?

The general partner (GP) runs the fund: it raises money, picks investments and manages them. Limited partners (LPs) provide most of the money and have limited liability and no say in individual deals. Firms such as Adams Street and Pantheon act as both: they invest in other funds and raise their own.