
Private Family Office · Micro PE
Private capital for established businesses ready for their next stage.
Bumble and Bumble Capital is a private family office investment group investing our own capital into founder-led businesses through Micro Private Equity (Micro PE).
We partner with owners of profitable, practical, and scalable businesses with turnover between US$500k and US$25m.
Over USD $65m invested to date.
What We Do
We invest in practical businesses with real potential.
Bumble and Bumble Capital invests private family capital into businesses that are too established to be treated like startups, but too founder-led, specialist, or operationally nuanced for traditional institutional private equity.
We look for businesses with real customers, proven revenue, sensible economics, and clear opportunities for growth, succession, operational improvement, or international expansion.
Our role is simple: provide patient private capital, commercial judgement, and practical support without the pressure of outside investors or a fixed deployment timetable.
Our Funds
Two private family office funds.
Bumble and Bumble Fund United States
Focused on established businesses in the United States of America with strong fundamentals, capable people, and opportunities for long-term growth.
Bumble and Bumble Fund Asia Pacific
Focused on established businesses across New Zealand and Australia, with the ability to consider selected opportunities connected to the wider Asia-Pacific region.
Why We Are Different
Patient capital. Practical judgement. Long-term alignment.
Our Own Capital
We invest our own capital. That gives us patience, discretion, and the ability to make decisions based on the quality of the opportunity rather than fund-cycle pressure.
Micro Private Equity
We focus on smaller established businesses where hands-on commercial support, sensible capital, and operational discipline can make a meaningful difference.
Founder-Friendly
We understand founder-led companies. We look for practical businesses with real customers, clear economics, and owners who care about what happens next.
Investment Focus
Where we focus.
We are interested in established businesses with turnover between US$500k and US$25m, particularly where our capital, experience, and commercial network can help unlock the next stage of growth.
- Founder-led or owner-operated businesses
- Proven revenue and real customer demand
- Opportunities for growth, succession, or expansion
- Strong product, service, brand, or customer trust
- Sensible valuations and practical commercial foundations
- Owners seeking a constructive private capital partner
Markets
International reach, selective focus.
We consider opportunities across markets where we have commercial familiarity, relationships, and the ability to support growth.
- New Zealand
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Sectors
Sectors we understand.
We are sector-flexible, but we are particularly interested in businesses where brand, customer trust, operational execution, and expansion potential matter.
- Consumer products
- Beauty, health, wellness, and personal care
- Specialist retail and e-commerce
- B2B services
- Technology-enabled services
- Healthcare-adjacent businesses
- Specialist local champions with expansion potential
Have a business that fits?
If you own, advise, or represent a business that may suit our investment focus, we welcome a confidential conversation.
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