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Family offices are built to be patient with their portfolios, investing with generational wealth in mind. Giorgos Tsetis is not.
Through his family office, Great Things, the co-founder of Nutrafol backs high-flying startups at a quick pace and allocates at least 20% of annual net realized profits to philanthropy. Over the past 18 months, he has invested nearly $40 million and committed about $7 million to nonprofits between gifts and pledges, according to Tsetis.
He told CNBC that he hopes the model becomes a blueprint for other wealthy families to give back now rather than as an afterthought. The artificial intelligence boom has allowed him to realize profits quickly, including a seven-times return on Anthropic in 18 months through a secondary exit, he said.
