Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) is a multi-family office in Tallinn, Estonia, established in 2003 as an equal partnership of four founding engineers from Skype Technologies, originally to hold a minority stake in Skype. The firm specializes in direct and fund of fund investment. Its direct investments concentrate on private equity and venture capital in PIPEs, growth capital, early venture, seed/startup and incubation stages. It targets social media, web, software, information technology and research and development companies, specifically those with technology or technology-based service providers for their customers, based in Europe, Asia and the United States. The firm also seeks co-investments and has begun investing in public equity. Investments are made from personal capital and balance sheet funds. The executive team manages the firm's assets.
| Investor | Type | Based in | Focus | AUM | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEI Investments | Fund of Funds | Oaks | Multifamily · Industrial | $1.5T | 4 |
| Blackstone Group - Fund of Funds and Secondary | Fund of Funds | New York | Multifamily · Industrial · Core | $1.1T | 16 |
| New York Life Investment Management | Asset Manager | New York | Multifamily · Industrial · Co-investment | $740B | 5 |
| Brookfield Asset Management | Asset Manager | Toronto, Canada | Multifamily · Industrial · Opportunistic · Joint venture | $690B | 12 |
| KKR | Asset Manager | New York | Multifamily · Industrial · Core · Co-investment | $553B | 11 |
| Ares Management | Asset Manager | Los Angeles | Multifamily · Industrial · Core | $546B | 16 |
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