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Gopher Asset Management
Venture Capital · Founded 2010 · Huangpu, China
Who Gopher Asset Management is.
- Historical Background
- Gopher Asset Management was established in March 2010 as the asset management subsidiary of Noah Holdings Limited (NYSE: NOAH), a prominent wealth management company in China. The firm was among the first in China to receive the "qualified private equity fund manager" certification from the Asset Management Association of China. In 2015, Gopher Asset Management launched its first co-investment fund focused on pre-IPO opportunities.
- Source of Capital
- As a subsidiary of Noah Holdings, Gopher Asset Management serves as a key product provider for Noah's client base, which includes institutional and high-net-worth individuals. The firm acts as a direct sales channel and fundraising platform, configuring asset allocation plans for institutional and corporate clients.
- Allocation Strategy
- The firm's investment approach is centered on multi-asset, multi-strategy fund-of-funds (FOF) as its primary product line, pursuing absolute returns. Gopher Asset Management's business covers a diverse range of areas, including private equity, real estate funds, public market securities, and alternative credit investments. The firm also provides discretionary account management, family office services, and institutional services.
The funds Gopher Asset Management backs.
Gopher Asset Management is a limited partner in 60 funds. 12 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
How Gopher Asset Management’s fund book is spread.
The 60 funds Gopher Asset Management backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters, across the 57 of 60 with a location on record.
- Rest of world 5393%
- North America 47%
China 50 · United States 4 · Hong Kong 1 · Malaysia 1
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 26 of 60 with a fund history on record.
The companies Gopher Asset Management backs directly.
Gopher Asset Management holds 31 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner. Broken down by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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China23
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USA7
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Denmark1
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Mexico1
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Fintech6
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Health5
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Enterprise Software4
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Education3
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Real Estate3
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Transportation3
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Space2
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Energy1
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Event Tech1
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Food1
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Gaming1
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Kids1
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Series B+20
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Series A10
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Seed1
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Late Growth18
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Breakout Stage6
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Early Growth6
Inside Gopher Asset Management’s portfolio.
The 25 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 31 tracked.
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CFWhere Gopher Asset Management’s portfolio founders come from.
44 founders across the 32 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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China23
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United States21
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Cornell University2
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Fudan University2
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Stanford University2
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University of California, Berkeley2
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University of Florida2
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Carnegie Mellon University1
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Columbia Business School1
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Florida Institute of Technology1
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Florida State University1
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Harvard Business School1
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LendingClub3
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Alphabet | Google2
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Honey2
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Lazard2
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Morgan Stanley2
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Sunopsis2
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Tangosol2
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Taproot Foundation2
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1010data1
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American Express1
Other LPs.
Other LPs in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Gopher Asset Management by combined power-law score — Asia first, then the nearest worldwide.