AUM

~$10 billion (public equities) + private investments

Principals

Principal Net Worth

$17.0B

Founded

2020

Data Flags

Ultra-secretive family office; limited team disclosure; AUM via 13F filings (~$10B public equities); net worth verified via Forbes Real-Time ($17B) and Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Newlands Research

SFOHigh Confidence

California (exact address not disclosed)

Last verified: Jan 17, 2026

Details

Website: thenewlands.com (minimal shell site)
Phone: Not publicly available
Source of Wealth: Technology (WhatsApp sale to Facebook)
Assets Under Management: ~$10 billion (public equities) + private investments
Source File: research/organizations/newlands.md
UID: fo-newlands

Also Known As

NewlandsNewlands ManagementNewlands Management LLCJan Koum Family OfficeKoum Family Office

Principals (2)

Jan KoumFounder & PrincipalOWNS

$17B

Michael AbramsonFormer Sequoia CapitalOWNS

Team Members (2)

Jan KoumFounder / Principal

WORKS_AT

Michael AbramsonManaging Partner

WORKS_AT

Related Entities (2)

NewlandsSubsidiary

Family office / Investment partnership (founded 2020)

Newlands Management LLCSubsidiary

Investment management entity

Known Associates (2)

Meta (Facebook)

Source of Koum's wealth; former board seat

Sequoia Capital

Michael Abramson's former firm

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Changelog

2026-01-17Upgraded to High confidence. Verified Jan Koum net worth via Forbes Real-Time ($17B) and Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Updated Forbes 400 rank (#57) and Billionaires rank (#154).
2026-01-16Updated Michael Abramson background - added Sequoia tenure (2012-2020), education (Harvard, Stanford), notable investments (Instacart, Reddit, DoorDash, Airbnb), team members (Andy Shah, Dominik Pasalic). Noted LinkedIn intentionally low profile.
2025-12-10Initial research file created