FOSTER Forschungsinstitut fur Family Offices is a Germany-based family office research and network platform serving family office managers, families, experts and service providers. Founded in 2009, it provides information, contacts, events and empirical studies, with a network spanning Europe and partner locations including Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the UK, France, the US, China, Sweden, Denmark and Singapore. It is most relevant for founders seeking family-office or private-wealth relationships rather than a traditional VC lead investor.