By Riley Kaminer
As family offices evolve, many are exploring how to break into high-growth sectors like technology without taking on the full risk of direct investment. Skypointer Capital, founded by Pablo Ortega, Manuel Serna, and Daniel Sákovics Matutes, has created an investment model for these family offices with its newly closed $30 million fund – offering diversified access to early-stage tech with a single ticket.
By combining investments in funds and mature companies, Skypointer’s approach helps high-net-worth families navigate venture capital with greater diversification and lower barriers to entry.
Ortega, who previously managed alternative investments at the Proaltus family office, explained that family offices have traditionally favored investments like real estate but are increasingly interested in tech.
“There’s been a lot of pain,” he told Refresh Miami, describing the challenges family offices face when entering venture capital. “It’s really difficult to generate sufficient diversification into early stage companies – you’re not going to be able to do this by participating in one single fund.” By structuring Skypointer’s fund as a mix of direct and fund investments, family offices can spread their exposure across multiple sectors and stages of growth.
Sákovics, who originally trained as a neuroscientist before shifting into biotech and VC, saw firsthand the impact of a hybrid strategy while working with Banco Sabadell’s venture team. Reflecting on the approach, he said, “It’s a strategy that we had both implemented through different institutions and had been successful with, and we saw that it wasn’t available as a financial product out in the market.” He and Ortega founded Skypointer to fill that gap, giving family offices access to early-stage funds and direct investment opportunities through a single vehicle.
Skypointer’s model focuses on collaboration with specialized managers in specific sectors, a strategy that Ortega explained is essential for building the right portfolio. “Carrying out a fund-of-fund strategy in early stage ensures that the best managers are selecting the companies in each one of the verticals where they are specialized,” he shared. For instance, Skypointer works with sector-specific funds in areas like fintech, AI, and logistics, allowing them to offer broad coverage and specialized expertise across high-growth verticals.
While Skypointer sees Miami as a promising market, Sákovics and Ortega are careful to maintain selective criteria for investments. “We haven’t yet made any investments in Miami-based managers or companies because we don’t see that it has yet the level of global importance that we see in New York or Silicon Valley,” Sákovics noted.
Even so, Ortega sees Miami as an important base for connecting with Latin American family offices and entrepreneurs: “There’s a lot of movement in the startup world from traditional hubs like California to Florida, especially Miami,” he explained.
Looking ahead, Skypointer has its sights set on continued expansion. Sákovics shared their ambition to anchor the next generation of fund managers as Skypointer grows. Ortega echoed these sentiments, describing the company’s role in “backing up all of these amazing people that we are able to have day-to-day contact with,” as they help emerging managers reach their full potential.
Pictured above: Daniel Sákovics Matutes, Manuel Serna, and Pablo Ortega
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