Young people are increasingly attracted to the returns and diversification offered by private equity investments, according to data from digital private equity investing platform Moonfare.

Around 40 percent of Moonfare investors are aged between 25 and 44, while the number of young millennials (aged 25-34) investing through Moonfare in private equity funds has doubled over the last two years.

Moonfare founder and chief executive Steffen Pauls said this trend re...