Heir to Finance Billions Builds New York Private Credit Firm
- NYU Stern grad Andre Koo Jr., 28, recently started K8 Capital
- Investment firm is looking to raise $50 million for debut fund
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An heir to one of Asia’s biggest finance fortunes is building a firm for private credit bets with backing from his billionaire family, highlighting the rising influence of wealthy dynasties’ younger members.
Andre Koo Jr., a fifth-generation scion of the Taiwan dynasty behind Chailease Holding Co. and other companies, recently formed K8 Capital in New York as a hybrid private credit and venture capital firm after helping to manage part of the clan’s fortune, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.