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CAZ Investments

Family officeOperating company

Houston · 28 people tracked

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Investment thesis

As fewer companies go public and alternatives grow to an estimated $23.5 trillion by 2029, owning stakes in general partner firms that manage private equity, private credit, and venture capital funds offers superior returns and diversification. GP stakes provide access to predictable management fee revenue, carried interest typically around 20 percent, and exposure across multiple fund vintages and portfolios spanning geographies, sectors, and stages—outperforming traditional public equities over 35+ years.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

HQ
Houston, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2001
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$10.8B
Tracked investments
4
Unicorns
2

Team · 28 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Nick Macknight· Vice Presidentin

What they invest in

from 4 of 4 portfolio companies

Fintech ×2Construction Tech ×1Deep Tech ×1Marketplaces ×1PropTech ×1Sports Tech ×1

HQs:United States×2

Investments · 4 tracked

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By year:2025 · 22022 · 13 dated

Blue Owl Capitalblueowlcapitalcorporation.comin𝕏

Blue Owl Capital Corporation is a specialty finance and business development company that provides direct lending to U.S. middle-market companies through senior secured loans.

FintechNew York, US

Andrew R. Polland(Executive Officer)inAlan J. Kirshenbaum(Executive Officer)inNeena A. Reddy(Executive Officer)inAndrew Charles Laurino(Executive Officer)

BoardAndrew S. Komaroff(Director)Douglas I. Ostrover(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsOwl Rock Capital

ICONiconbuild.comin𝕏Feb 2025 · $56M

ICON designs and builds architectural structures while providing technology solutions to construction teams to improve building speed and reduce costs.

Construction TechDeep Tech

Jason Ballard(Founder)inAlex Le Roux(Founder)Evan Loomis(Founder)Kennan Davison(Founder)Tim Sherwood(Founder)in

Co-investors1Flourish CapitalBond Capital ManagementCapital FactoryDraper AssociatesEnsemble VCEvolution VC Partners+20 more

Roofstockroofstock.cominMar 2022

Roofstock is a digital platform that enables individual and institutional investors to acquire and manage single-family rental homes using proprietary data analytics and local market expertise across the U.S. residential market.

FintechMarketplacesPropTech

Gary Beasley(Founder)inGergor Watson(Founder)Gregor Watson(Founder)Rich Ford(Founder)

Co-investors1Sharpe Ventures7GC & CoAcurio VenturesAkkadian VenturesBain Capital VenturesBallistic Ventures+28 more

The Snow Leaguethesnowleague.comin𝕏Nov 2025

The Snow League is a professional winter sports league dedicated to snowboard and freeski halfpipe competition, organizing global season-long competitions for elite athletes.

Sports Tech

Shaun White(Founder)in

Co-investors359 CapitalAlumni VenturesBitkraft Esports VenturesFJ LabsLeft Lane CapitalHillhouse Investment+2 more

Frequently asked questions

What sectors does CAZ Investments focus on?
CAZ Investments focuses on Energy.
Where is CAZ Investments located?
CAZ Investments is headquartered in Houston, US.
Does CAZ Investments lead rounds?
CAZ Investments typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

#405 - Christopher Zook - Founder of CAZ Investments - Building …

Christopher Zook · powerspod.com

Building An $11B Alternative Investment Platform - Christopher Zook - CAZ Investments - #405 - YouTube

POWERS Pod · Christopher Zook

How GP Stakes and Alignment Redefine Private Markets Investing - Christopher Zook - CAZ Investments - YouTube

Juniper Square · Christopher Zook

Christopher Zook: Playing to Win - Lessons Learned from Scaling CAZ Investments to $8B - YouTube

David Weisburd · Christopher Zook

Christopher Zook: Chairman of CAZ Investments & co-author of "The Holy Grail of Investing" - YouTube

ADC Partners · Christopher Zook

The SECRET world of ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS? Interview w/ Christopher Zook of CAZ Investments - YouTube

Crowdcreate · Christopher Zook

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Co-investors · 5

Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.

$540K – $10.8M
Spark Capital

Spark Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders, known for early investments including leading Twitter's Series B in 2008.

$500K – $25M
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs high-growth companies, emphasizing partnership and hands-on support to help portfolio companies scale toward market leadership.

$15M – $75M
FirstMark Capital

FirstMark Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders and accelerates them through a platform providing access to networks, customers, and top talent.

$500K – $8M
Greenoaks

Greenoaks is a venture capital firm that makes extremely concentrated bets, famously putting ~40% of its initial $50M fund into a single company (Coupang) that returned roughly $8B, and continues to hold and grow public equity positions in its breakout companies rather than exiting after IPO like most VCs. The firm backs only ~15 companies per fund with $25-75M initial checks and operates as a registered investment adviser with a lean team focused on contrarian, high-conviction investments that they partner with for decades.

$1M – $50M

Firms observed investing alongside CAZ Investments, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with CAZ Investments's recorded portfolio.

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