Single Family Office Database: Find and Filter SFOs in Excel (2026)
A single family office database lists family offices that manage the wealth of one family, with their website, investment focus, location and the people who decide on new investments. Single family offices invest the family's own capital, so a good single family office database helps you reach the principal or chief investment officer directly. This page explains how single family offices differ from multi family offices, what an SFO database must contain, how to filter single family offices in Excel, and how to test any file before you buy.
Which single family office database fits you
Every Active Family Offices file includes a Type column, so you can isolate single family offices in any of them:
- Raising in the United States: the Full USA Database ($2,500), with decision-makers, personal LinkedIn profiles and verified work emails.
- Raising in Europe: the Full Europe Database ($1,500), with decision-maker names and positions plus company email and phone (GDPR compliant).
- Raising across several regions: the Full Worldwide Database ($5,000), which covers the USA, Europe and the rest of the world in one file.
- Testing before you buy: the free sample, 40 family offices in the same Excel columns as the paid files.
Single family office vs multi family office
A single family office (SFO) is a private company that manages the investments and affairs of one wealthy family. It answers to that family alone, so decisions can move fast and follow the family's own interests.
A multi family office (MFO) serves several families. It usually runs a more formal process with an investment committee, and it often allocates to outside managers on behalf of its clients.
For a full comparison, read single family office vs multi family office. If MFOs suit your raise better, see our multi family office database guide.
Why buyers want single family offices
- Founders raising a round: many SFOs make direct startup investments and can decide without a committee cycle. See the guide for startup founders.
- Real estate sponsors: SFOs often co-invest in individual deals and hold for the long term. See the guide for real estate sponsors.
- Fund managers raising LPs: some SFOs back first-time and emerging managers as anchor or early LPs. See the guide for emerging fund managers.
- Business owners selling a company: SFOs that buy and hold private businesses can offer a patient alternative to a fund buyer.
- Service providers: an SFO is a single client with a single decision-maker, which shortens the sale.
What a single family office database must contain
- A verified website or LinkedIn company page for every office, since many SFOs keep a minimal online presence.
- A reliable type label that keeps multi family offices and wealth advisers out of your SFO view.
- Named decision-makers with titles, such as principal, CIO or managing director.
- Verified work emails where legally allowed. See the family office email list guide for how verification and compliance work.
- Investment domains and a description so you can match your deal to the office's focus.
- Family name and wealth origin, which help you tailor the first message.
- Location by city and state or country.
- Deal submission channel, because many SFOs ask for decks through a form or a dedicated inbox.
- AUM with its source where disclosed.
- A current version date and an accuracy guarantee.
- A format you own, such as Excel.
How to filter single family offices in the Excel file
- Turn on filters for the header row.
- In the Type column, select Single family office only.
- Filter Primary Investment Domain or Secondary Investment Domain for your sector, such as real estate, venture capital or healthcare.
- Filter State or Country if you want offices near you or your asset.
- Filter the Deal submission column to see offices that state how they accept deals.
- Save the result as a new sheet and import it into your CRM or mail tool.
To see what single family offices look like in practice, browse top single family offices in the USA.
How to evaluate a single family office database
- Start with a sample in the same columns as the paid file.
- Check a random 20 rows. Confirm each website loads and that each office serves one family.
- Check decision-maker currency on LinkedIn for at least five people.
- Bounce-check the emails with an email verifier before any campaign.
How the Active Family Offices databases fit
Our files are one-time Excel purchases that you keep. Every listing is reviewed and verified by a team of humans, and every office has a verified website or LinkedIn company page. Each office lists up to three top decision-makers with titles. In the USA and other permitted countries, those decision-makers include a personal LinkedIn profile and a verified personal work email. Every file carries a guarantee of 95% accuracy or higher, or your money back (critical errors are defined on the product page, and refund requests are made within 7 days).
Limits to know
- No file covers every single family office. Some SFOs have no website or public profile, and they cannot be verified.
- Europe rows have no personal emails. The Full Europe Database lists decision-maker names and positions with company email and phone. The same applies to Israel, Canada, Japan and Brazil.
- One-time snapshot. You download the current version, with no updates included.
- AUM appears only where the office discloses it.
FAQ
What is a single family office?
A single family office is a private company that manages the investments and affairs of one wealthy family. It invests the family's own capital and answers only to that family.
How is a single family office database different from a general family office database?
A single family office database focuses on offices that serve one family. Our files include both types with a Type column, so you can filter to single family offices in seconds.
Is there a free single family office database?
Free directories exist, but they rarely include verified decision-makers. Our free sample includes 40 family offices in Excel with the Type column, and our guide to free family office databases reviews other free sources.
Do single family offices accept cold outreach?
Many do, especially through a stated deal submission channel. A short, specific message to the right decision-maker works best. Our guide to cold email to family offices covers the approach.
Does the database include personal emails for single family offices?
For the USA and other permitted countries, yes: verified personal work emails for up to three decision-makers per office. For Europe, Israel, Canada, Japan and Brazil, you get names, positions and company contact details.
Are updates included after purchase?
No. Each purchase is a one-time download of the current version.
Which single family office database fits you
- Raising in the United States: the Full USA Database ($2,500), with decision-makers, personal LinkedIn profiles and verified work emails.
- Raising in Europe: the Full Europe Database ($1,500), with decision-maker names and positions plus company email and phone (GDPR compliant).
- Raising across several regions: the Full Worldwide Database ($5,000), which covers the USA, Europe and the rest of the world in one file.
- Testing before you buy: the free sample, 40 family offices in the same Excel columns as the paid files.
More answers are on our FAQ page. Related guides: family office database buyer guide, multi family office database, family office email list and family office directory.