Joshua Afshani

An affiliate of asset management firm Commonfund, CF Private Equity empowers pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, investment advisors, and other sophisticated investors to diversify their portfolios with private investments. We combine the scale of a leading global asset manager with the nimble flexibility of a focused boutique, offering access to many of the world’s leading managers in buyouts and growth equity, venture capital, and real assets and sustainability strategies. Our global portfolios are constructed with a diversified mix of primaries, secondaries, and co-investments, with a focus on smaller and growing companies backed by sector and geographic specialist general partners. We also provide direct investing opportunities through secondaries and co-investing programs that provide dedicated exposure to select private companies. Our highly experienced investors reflect Commonfund’s commitment to investment performance and its decades-long commitment to the values of trust, transparency, and ethical behavior.

Sweetwood Ventures is an Israel focused venture capital fund of funds. Based in Tel Aviv and Luxembourg, Sweetwood Ventures invests through a diversified strategy which includes primary and secondary allocations to Israels best performing venture capital funds and direct co-investments in leading Israeli startups.