Our story

A journey from education to global leadership

The network for family offices, founders and the people who back them.

The 361Firm journey

From education to global leadership

A global community of 11,000+ members across family offices, funds and founders, collaborating on investing and philanthropy.

  1. 1985

    Alumni networks and a global perspective

    Denison University, Michigan Law, Leiden Universiteit, INSEAD — the foundation for cross-border relationship building.

  2. 1993

    Legal excellence and a client-first philosophy

    Hahn Loeser (Middle East and Africa practice); Price Waterhouse and Arthur Andersen (corporate finance).

  3. 1998

    The global “one firm” culture

    Partner at Arthur Andersen, then EY. Collaborative networks without silos, for the client's benefit.

  4. 2004

    Single family office launch

    Buy-side partnerships with leading funds, and the Denison Connecting alumni platform — relationship-driven deal flow.

  5. 2013

    Multi-family office collaborations

    Investment banking partnerships, strategic investments, and an expanding family office network.

  6. 2015

    World tours and the 361 Platform

    A global footprint of curated gatherings, specialized niche funds, and one relationship platform.

  7. 2024

    Global team expansion

    The 361 Ohio Tech Fund launches; dedicated regional teams across key markets.

    Members in a roundtable session at a 361Firm gathering
  8. 2025

    361Digital launches

    The gatherings come online; curated opportunities for VCs and family offices; premium networking tools.

    A member speaking at a 361Firm hybrid session
  9. 2025+

    AI at scale

    AI-assisted matchmaking and research across the whole network, for smarter collaboration and co-investment.

Three ways

Three ways to work with 361

Raise capital, sit in a Circle, or run a room. Pick the one that sounds like you. A person reads what you send.

Raise

Raise as a client

A fund or a company, with one team on the materials, the diligence, and the introductions.

Invest

Join a Circle

Peer investors who share what they are looking at, split the diligence, and back deals together.

Lead

Co-lead a room

You bring the agenda and the people. 361 runs the invites, the logistics, and the follow-up.

Where this goes

Where serious people find the next partnership, with less friction.