PagnatoKarp Partners

PagnatoKarp Partners is a Reston, Virginia-based family office and registered investment adviser serving multi-generational private-wealth clients, with $88B in AUM and about $176B in AUA as of 7/1/26. The firm is relevant as a private-wealth allocator rather than a conventional startup VC, with investment activity tied to family-office capital, access to private investments, liquidity and exit planning, and wealth advisory mandates. It fits founder target lists where family-office or private-wealth investor relationships are appropriate.