Co-Founders

Kaz Patafta

Kaz was a formerly professional footballer for Benfica (Portugal), Melbourne Victory and Newcastle Jets in the A-League in Australia. Kaz was represented and signed to the world-renowned agent, Jorge Mendes and his agency Gestifute who currently represent Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho. Kaz also represented the Australian National Team (Socceroos) and was a part of the training squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Kaz is now a lawyer and advises in relation to energy and infrastructure projects, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, capital market transactions and corporate law. He has been an adviser to the Government of Lao PDR and acted for a number of international and domestic clients across various industries. Previously, Kaz was Chief Executive Officer of a professional football club in Asia.

Zac Anderson

Zac has had a professional football career spanning over 11 years across 4 countries including Australia, U.A.E, Malaysia and Singapore. Having been exposed to international markets and networks, he successfully founded a venture capital company, Samara Capital Investments in Singapore, a technology company in the U.A.E, Genie Tech and a Sports Advisory Group, First 11 Capital. Since retiring from professional football in December 2020, he has expanded his skills working as Director and Head of Academy for F11 Academy in Brisbane, Australia and is soon to hold a Master of Business Administration.