Investing with conviction and patient capital.
Bumble & Bumble Capital is a private family office established in 2020. We invest our own capital in established founder-led businesses across the United States, New Zealand, Australia and selected international markets.
Investment Philosophy
No fundraising cycle, no requirement to deploy and no predetermined exit date. Our focus is the long-term health of the businesses we back.
Operational Focus
We partner with founders seeking succession, growth or partial liquidity, bringing practical commercial experience without a conventional private equity timetable.
Geographic Focus
- United States
- New Zealand
- Australia
- Selected International
For Founders
Selling or recapitalising a business you built is personal. Our process is discreet, direct and shaped around what you want to protect.
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Read our perspectives on succession, growth and ownership.We invest our own capital.
No fundraising cycle. No requirement to deploy capital. No predetermined exit date.
That allows us to concentrate on whether the business, people and opportunity make sense, and to structure a partnership around what is actually needed.
Built for good businesses that have reached an inflection point.
Grow
Fund the next stage without building the company around institutional capital expectations.
De-risk
Provide liquidity to founders or shareholders without necessarily requiring a complete exit.
Transition
Support succession, management ownership and long-term ownership change.
Expand
Bring capital, capability and networks to geographic, category or acquisition-led expansion.
Investment profile
The businesses we look for.
Established operating companies with real customers, sound fundamentals and something worth protecting.
View Investment Criteria →US$500k–US$25m
Indicative annual turnover
Founder or family owned
Businesses where ownership still matters
Proven demand
Real customers and demonstrated commercial traction
Sound economics
Profitable or with a credible path to profitability
Defensible
Brand, expertise, distribution, product or customer relationships
Capable of more
Clear opportunities for growth, improvement or transition
Private investment vehicles
Established
Core markets
Flexible by design.
Not every founder wants the same outcome. Our structure allows us to consider a range of ownership and capital solutions.
More than the cheque.
Capital is only useful if it helps build a better business. Where helpful, we work alongside founders and management teams on the commercial and operational issues that determine what happens next.
Strategy & Governance
Sharper priorities, better decisions and pragmatic governance.
Commercial Growth
Pricing, distribution, partnerships and new markets.
Operations
Systems, supply chain, reporting and operating discipline.
Leadership
Executive support, hiring and organisational capability.
Digital & E-commerce
Digital channels, data, technology and customer acquisition.
M&A
Identifying, assessing and integrating complementary businesses.
Why private family capital
Different capital behaves differently.
| Bumble & Bumble Capital | Traditional Private Equity | Venture Capital | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital source | Private family capital | Third-party institutional funds | Third-party funds |
| Typical business stage | Established, founder-led | Established, often larger | Early stage, high growth |
| Ownership flexibility | Minority to full ownership | Usually majority control | Usually minority |
| Investment horizon | No predetermined exit date | Typically 3–7 years | Typically 7–10 years |
| Founder transition | Staged, at the founder's pace | Often defined at entry | Founder usually remains |
| Primary objective | Durable long-term value | Returns within fund life | Rapid scale and exit |
International perspective. Selective focus.
- 01United States
- 02New Zealand
- 03Australia
- 04Selected international opportunities
You don’t have to know exactly what you want yet.
You may be considering growth capital.
You may want to take some money off the table.
You may be thinking about succession.
You may be completely ready to leave.
Or you may simply want to understand your options.
The first conversation doesn’t commit you to anything.
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