Globe Wealth is a private family office and investment platform founded by Alexandra Jakob. We deploy our own capital into opportunities that combine strong fundamentals with the potential to shape industries.Our approach goes beyond funding. We partner with founders and management teams to sharpen strategy, unlock scale, and accelerate growth. With experience building and exiting high-growth businesses across multiple sectors, we bring both capital and operating insight to every investment.
Our Mission
Our mission is to deploy capital with purpose — building a diverse portfolio today while paving the way to back more female founders and female-led companies in the future. At Globe Wealth, we invest our own capital into opportunities where innovation, strategy, and execution intersect. While our portfolio spans a broad mix of industries, we are committed to expanding our focus on women-led ventures by using our platform to open doors, share expertise, and champion the next generation of female entrepreneurs. We believe that empowering women in business creates stronger companies, drives new ideas, and generates long-term value. By aligning capital with this vision, Globe Wealth aims to deliver both meaningful impact and enduring growth.
Investment Approach
Globe Wealth takes a strategic approach to investing, focusing on companies that:
Have proven leadership and a track record of execution
Demonstrate innovative solutions in high-potential markets
Show clear paths to scalability and market leadership
Are seeking capital to accelerate growth, not to solve fundamental business issues
We primarily target sectors with high growth potential, including:
Fintech
Proptech
Education
Hospitality
Venture Capital
What We Offer
As a private investment office, we invest alongside founders and business leaders, bringing:
- Long-term committed capital.
- Strategic insights drawn from experience scaling successful companies.
- Access to an entrepreneurial network of partners and operators.
Portfolio
Globe Wealth’s portfolio reflects a diverse range of direct private investments, with a focus on sectors that demonstrate strong growth potential and long-term resilience. We deploy our own capital into opportunities where innovation, leadership, and market demand align.
High-Growth Startups
We invest in technology-driven businesses that have already demonstrated product-market fit and are positioned to scale.
Our focus areas include:
- Fintech: Innovative solutions reshaping banking, payments, and financial services.
- Proptech: Next-generation property technologies transforming real estate, construction, and management.
- Other Disruptive Technologies: Emerging innovations creating new markets or redefining traditional industries.
Commercial Property
We selectively invest in commercial property opportunities with proven track records and clear market potential.
This includes:
- Strategic partnerships with proptech companies enhancing property development and management.
- Direct ownership and co-investments in commercial real estate projects with high growth potential.
Strategic Investments
We deploy our own capital across a range of opportunities, with a focus on:
- Early-stage and growth-stage companies in sectors such as fintech and proptech.
- Direct investments in private companies and alternative opportunities.
- Strategic projects in industries with strong potential for long-term growth.
Founders
Alexandra Jakob, founder and director of Globe Wealth, brings extensive entrepreneurial experience to the company's investment strategy. Her track record of building and successfully exiting businesses informs Globe Wealth's approach to identifying high-potential investments and supporting growth-stage companies.
Her notable achievements include:
- Starting with a single childcare centre in 2007, Alexandra built what became Little Learning School, which grew to 54 centres with 2,500 employees, becoming one of Australia's largest privately-owned childcare groups. The company was sold to US-based Bain Capital in 2018 and Busy Bees in 2020.
- Founding BondiBoost in 2018, an Australian haircare brand that achieved international success through partnerships with major retailers like Boots UK, Sephora, and Ulta. BondiBoost was acquired by Gauge Capital in 2021.
- Co-owning and executive producing Memory Bites, a 2025 television series hosted by chef Matt Moran that explores the life stories of prominent Australians through food. The show premiered on SBS and was acquired for international distribution by BBC Studios.
- Co-founding Jingle in 2025, a fintech platform that provides fair, fast, and fully digital access to personal loans for everyday Australians, using smart technology and data-driven insights to deliver inclusive lending solutions.
Michael Burn's career spans fintech, retail, and sales leadership. As Co-Founder of Jingle, he is reinventing the personal finance sector with an ambition to set new precedents in responsible lending and a heightened focus on recognising domestic and financial abuse signals to ensure credit governance standards surpass those found anywhere else. Michael continues to bring entrepreneurial breadth, commercial discipline, and a deep understanding of brand growth to future investment opportunities.
His notable achievements include:
- Co-founding Jingle in 2025, a fintech platform providing fair, fast, and fully digital access to personal loans. Built on smart technology and compliance-first processes, Jingle delivers approvals in as little as 60 minutes while embedding safeguards to protect customers.
- Co-founding Statement Clothing, a streetwear label that expanded to retail stores in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Michael combined brand authenticity with digital marketing and sales execution to create a business that succeeded both online and offline.
- Driving commercial results across recruitment, real estate, and security technology, where he built and managed high-performing sales teams that consistently exceeded growth targets.
