SofCap Partners

Evan founded SofCap and leads deal origination and execution, supported by partners Karen and Allan. Evan’s 25-year career includes 18 years of private equity deal-making exclusively in the Philippines and prior C-suite roles at KGL Investments Asia and Clark Global City. Karen brings legal and government infrastructure expertise, while Allan contributes financial-operating experience from his tenure as CFO of GCash.

SofCap relies on the founders’ multi-decade networks across Philippine business, government, and development finance. Karen’s former role as Undersecretary for Public Works and Highways and Allan’s leadership position at GCash give the firm access to both public-private infrastructure projects and the country’s fintech ecosystem. Because it is a domestic-only investor, SofCap competes less on auction processes and more on relationships with family-owned enterprises and founder-led companies.

SofCap describes itself as a growth equity investment firm, not a family office. The website does not disclose a sponsoring family or single source of proprietary capital, pointing to a third-party institutional or high-net-worth funding base. The firm’s structure is closer to a traditional private equity manager, though specific fund vehicles and limited partners are not publicly named.

SofCap positions itself as a growth equity investor, which in the Philippine context usually means profitable or near-profitable enterprises seeking expansion capital rather than venture-stage startups. The sectors listed — real estate, logistics, healthcare, financial services — suggest a preference for asset-heavy and infrastructure-adjacent businesses that can absorb meaningful equity checks and generate cash flows early.

SofCap does not publish a negative sector list, but its stated focus areas exclude heavy industrial manufacturing, extractive industries, and traditional telecom infrastructure. The portfolio leans toward consumer-facing and social-infrastructure sectors — education, healthcare, food and agriculture — indicating a preference for businesses with visible domestic demand drivers and government-aligned development goals.

Most Asia growth equity managers operate from Singapore or Hong Kong and cover ASEAN, India, or Greater China as a bloc. SofCap commits the entirety of its mandate to the Philippines, with zero diversification into neighboring markets. This single-country concentration means the firm can maintain an on-the-ground, full-time presence — its only office is in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig — and build dense local sourcing networks that multi-country funds rarely replicate.

SofCap’s website frames its investment strategy in impact-oriented language — referencing financial inclusion, affordable energy, and disease prevention — but does not describe a separate philanthropic vehicle or foundation. The firm integrates impact considerations directly into its commercial investment criteria rather than operating a parallel grant-making entity, at least as publicly disclosed.