NEW DELHI, 14 July 2026: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) today launched the ‘Family Office Forum’ — a dedicated platform for family offices — with the aim of channelling a growing pool of family capital, estimated at over $30 billion across roughly 300 family offices in India, into the country's start-up and innovation ecosystem. The launch, themed "Role of Family Offices in India's Start-up Ecosystem," brought together senior representatives from family offices, venture capital firms, and industry to chart a roadmap for closer collaboration between India's capital pools and its start-up economy.
The Forum has been set up to serve as a dedicated platform connecting India's growing base of family offices with the start-up ecosystem, providing a structured framework for dialogue, deal-flow, and co-investment opportunities.
Mr. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Chair, FICCI Start-up Committee & Founder and Executive Vice-Chairman, Info Edge, said, "Family offices represent a significant and growing segment of capital in India, but their needs have simply not been well served — they've historically been clubbed together with venture capital firms, even though their experience, regulations, investment strategies, and taxation issues are quite distinct. As India prospers, family offices are only going to get larger and more specialized, and that calls for a dedicated platform where they can exchange ideas and work together. Family offices are emerging as a serious, professional source of capital for the country's economic growth — that's the thinking behind this first dedicated Forum."
During the session Forum's vision, objectives, and roadmap were highlighted. Family offices in India are rapidly increasing in number and becoming crucial investors in start-ups and private markets, bringing patient capital and a strategic approach to innovation. Yet the members have consistently flagged the same challenges — limited co-investment opportunities, duplication of effort from separate due diligence, and no single platform for deal discovery, learning, or networking.
The FICCI Family Office Forum is designed to address exactly this — a network, a marketplace, and a policy voice, all in one. The Forum will work towards building a trusted, pan-India network of family offices that goes well beyond start-up investing to cover broader wealth management and inter-generational learning.
Mr. Bhavesh K. Jatania, Head – Start-up Banking, IDFC FIRST Bank, addressing the session, noted, " "India has created substantial capital over the last two decades — an estimated $30 billion sits with roughly 300 family offices today — but there hasn't been an organised way to channel it into our innovation ecosystem. What's been missing is the bridge: family offices struggle to find quality deals and lack a unified voice, while start-ups struggle to reach the right investors and build credibility for patient, longer-gestation bets. At IDFC FIRST Bank, we see ourselves as a growth partner to start-ups at every stage, and platforms like this Forum are exactly the bridge this ecosystem needs."
