# Sobrato Family Foundation

> Sobrato Family Foundation is a VC fund backing EdTech and FinTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sobrato-family-foundation/
- Website: http://www.sobrato.com/sobrato-philanthropies/sobrato-family-foundation/overview/

Sobrato Family Foundation is a provider of a strong vibrant Silicon Valley community through business and philanthropic leadership.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Lending | 1 | 25% |
| Forestry | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Grant | 1 | 25% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 25% |
| Mexico | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bryan Polster | Trustee | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-polster |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Komaza | Komaza is a tech-driven sustainable forestry company revolutionizing the wood industry in Africa with its farmer platform. It combines technology, training, and service to create a new sustainable wood supply for Africa at an 80% cost disruption over traditional plantations. The company was founded in 2006 by Tevis Howard. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Komaza | Komaza is a tech-driven sustainable forestry company revolutionizing the wood industry in Africa with its farmer platform. It combines technology, training, and service to create a new sustainable wood supply for Africa at an 80% cost disruption over traditional plantations. The company was founded in 2006 by Tevis Howard. | $10M | Debt Financing | Jan 12, 2022 |  |
| Drexel Schools | Drexel Schools is a resource-rich, cutting-edge approach to Catholic education. Committed to redefining student engagement through robust technology and data-driven instruction, Drexel Schools is transforming Catholic education. Drexel Schools seeks to prove that the creation of a new model of Catholic schools is possible and scalable. The networkof Drexel Schools forms the whole person through faith, knowledge, community, and by leveraging the resources and knowledge of a network of Catholic schools. Drexel Schools are recognized for sending forth into the greater community Christ-centered, compassionate, and confident leaders and problem solvers who exercise moral courage and service to others in their daily lives. | $25M | Grant | Mar 15, 2017 |  |
| Kueski | Kueski is one of the largest buy now, pay later (BNPL) and online consumer lending companies in Latin America, providing financial services to consumers and connecting the Mexican economy through its innovative product ecosystem. This ecosystem consists of Kueski Pay, the company's BNPL product available online and in-store, and Kueski Cash,its personal loans product. Founded in 2012 with the mission of making the financial lives of people in Mexico easier, Kueski leverages technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data to expand access to traditional financial products and services. To date Kueski has raised over $300 million in equity and debt financing and, among its growing list of accolades, was recently named to CB Insights' Fintech 250 List. |  | Seed | Sep 08, 2014 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mitsui & Co](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Angel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-ventures-mexico) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Core Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/core-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GAIN - Guadalajara Angel Investor Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gain---guadalajara-angel-investor-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tuesday Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tuesday-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sobrato Family Foundation invest in?

Sobrato Family Foundation invests primarily in EdTech, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Sobrato Family Foundation?

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### Who are the partners at Sobrato Family Foundation?

The team at Sobrato Family Foundation includes Bryan Polster (Trustee). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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