Sobrato Capital
Also known as The Sobrato Organization (Sobrato Capital)
Investment platform of the Sobrato family's Sobrato Organization (Mountain View, CA), putting family capital into private-capital and public funds and direct stakes in high-growth companies.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Securities investment arm of The Sobrato Organization (Mountain View, CA), which also comprises Sobrato Real Estate and Sobrato Philanthropies (including the Sobrato Family Foundation, the family's grant-making arm). This entry covers Sobrato Capital only.
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Sobrato
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Silicon Valley commercial real estate development (Sobrato Development Companies, est. 1978)
- HEADQUARTERS
- Mountain View, United States
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Global
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsFunds (as LP)Venture capitalPrivate equityPublic equitiesImpact
- LATEST DEAL
- Alto Neuroscience (Series B) · Oct 2022
Overview
Sobrato Capital is the securities investment platform of The Sobrato Organization, the Silicon Valley real estate, investment and philanthropy group built by the Sobrato family since the 1950s. Its website says it is owned and controlled by members of the Sobrato family with no outside partners or third-party capital, and that for over twenty years it has invested in public and private securities funds and made direct investments in high-growth enterprises. It runs a primary fund program (venture capital, growth equity, buyout and distressed/restructuring funds, including a seed fund/micro-VC program) and a direct and co-investment program that targets high-growth enterprises in and outside Silicon Valley, often side-by-side with its fund managers. In October 2022 it took part as a new investor in Alto Neuroscience's $35M Series B.
Investment thesis
Seeks values-aligned returns through a mix of market-rate investments and concessionary impact investments, targeting high-growth enterprises in and outside Silicon Valley and co-investing alongside the managers of the funds it backs.
Holdings & investments (1)
- Alto NeuroscienceNOTABLEBiotech & Life Sciences · since 2022
People
- Christy RichardsonChief Investment Officer, The Sobrato Organization (group leadership) · source
- Victoria FramManaging Director of Impact Investments, Sobrato Capital · source
- Adam DominikInvestment Director, Sobrato Capital · source
- Krishna Thaker SchaffInvestment Director, Sobrato Capital · source
- Abeda IqbalSenior Investment Associate, Impact Investment, Sobrato Capital · source
- Caroline YarboroughSenior Investment Associate, Impact Investment, Sobrato Capital · source
- John Michael SobratoBoard Chair, The Sobrato Organization (group leadership) · source
Frequently asked questions
Sobrato Capital is a single family office based in Mountain View, the United States.
Sobrato Capital invests on behalf of the Sobrato family (Silicon Valley commercial real estate development (Sobrato Development Companies, est. 1978)).
Sobrato Capital invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, funds (as lp), venture capital, private equity, public equities and impact.
Sobrato Capital invests at Growth and Buyout stages.
Key people at Sobrato Capital include Christy Richardson (Chief Investment Officer, The Sobrato Organization (group leadership)), John Michael Sobrato (Board Chair, The Sobrato Organization (group leadership)), Victoria Fram (Managing Director of Impact Investments, Sobrato Capital) and Adam Dominik (Investment Director, Sobrato Capital).
Sobrato Capital's holdings and investments include Alto Neuroscience.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Sobrato Capital is Alto Neuroscience (Series B), announced in Oct 2022.
No. Sobrato Capital invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.