Sobu Capital
Gold Coast private-markets selector that invests its founder's family capital first, then shares the same opportunities with wholesale investors; AFSL 559424.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Gold Coast, Australia
- FOUNDED
- 2023
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes — also manages others' money
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Australia
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Private creditPrivate equityVenture capitalFunds (as LP)
- INBOUND
- Accepts submissions
Overview
Sobu Capital Pty Ltd (ABN 22 672 577 301, active from November 2023; AFSL 559424) began as a personal investing practice for the founder's broader family's capital and is based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Founder Kej Somaia, formerly Co-Head of Multi-Asset Solutions at First Sentier Investors, invests the family's capital in Australian private credit, mid-market private equity and selective venture, with around twenty-two positions across nineteen managers. Opportunities backed with family capital are then shared with a small network of wholesale investors and family offices, who invest in their own names; Sobu does not run a fund and is paid disclosed referral or trail fees by managers and, in some cases, advisory fees.
Investment thesis
Selects Australian private-markets opportunities, mostly private credit with private equity and selective venture, and only shares those already backed with the family's own capital.
People
- Kej SomaiaFounder · source
Frequently asked questions
Sobu Capital is a family-anchored fund based in Gold Coast, Australia, founded in 2023.
Sobu Capital invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes private credit, private equity, venture capital and funds (as lp).
Key people at Sobu Capital include Kej Somaia (Founder).
Sobu Capital states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.
Yes. Sobu Capital manages capital from outside investors.