Ones to watch 2026

Hedge fund launches hit a four year high in 2025. Allocator sentiment has reversed sharply. And a new generation of managers is building credible, institutional grade businesses on their own terms.

Ones to Watch 2026, supported by Marex, identifies the 20 most compelling hedge fund launches of the year – from a $1.8bn credit fund raised without seed capital to a Singapore commodities vehicle backed by Millennium. Some of these names you will have seen in the headlines. Others are pre-launch and exclusive to this report.

Alongside exclusive survey data from over 160 managers and allocators worldwide, this is the definitive guide to who is shaping the industry in 2026.

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