Recognized from 2015 - 2018 as ImpactAssets 50
Global Impact Fund Manager
Philosophy
Over the past decade, we have seen first-hand the growing demand for early-stage capital from capable entrepreneurs developing disruptive businesses with built-in impact for their communities, particularly in emerging markets. We see this as a huge opportunity and we are interested in investing in and partnering with fund managers who have a similar vision. We believe that successful early-stage investing can only be accomplished with an exceptionally efficient systems-driven investment process led by on-the-ground, empowered, professional investment teams. We seek investment strategies that deliver both competitive financial returns and scalable impact.
Meet the Team
Dave Richards
Managing Partner -
"The Operator"
Previously, he developed and led multiple high-growth technology businesses at RealNetworks, Sybase and Symantec. More >
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Will Poole
Managing Partner -
"The Scaler"
Will's career started by founding two startups at the dawn of the PC era, working in the early days at Sun Microsystems, and pioneering e-commerce at eShop which was acquired by Microsoft in 1996. At Microsoft, he ran the $13B global Windows business and started their product focus on emerging markets.
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Jack Knellinger
Partner -
"The Pioneer"
In 2014, Jack was selected to join Social Enterprise Alliance’s inaugural nationwide “50 under 40″ cohort sponsored by American Express supporting emerging leaders.
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DAN KRANZLER
Senior Partner -
"The Communicator"
Dan has been involved in senior management roles at a number of communications and Internet companies and has been a global speaker and advisor on wireless, technology, organizational development “Service Leadership” and the corporate innovation gap. He is currently the Managing Partner of eFund, LLC (www.efundllc.com) an early-stage funder of innovative technology startups in the Pacific Northwest.
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David Riley
Venture Partner -
"The Ink Slinger"
Over the years, he has worked on transactions involving over $100 billion of capital. David was based in Hong Kong, PRC and London, England for a number of years, which provided him with hands-on experience working with clients around the globe, including Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa.
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MICHAEL NEWMAN
VP Investor Relations -
"The Fundraiser"
Michael has over 20 years of experience in communicating to the investment community. Prior to joining the Capria team, he served as President of StreetConnect, Inc., providing strategic financial communication and investor relations services for private and publicly owned companies in high technology, video infrastructure, wireless communications, enterprise software, medical and bio-technology, IT services and consumer products.
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JUAN LUIS PALMA
Regional Director, LatAm -
"The Fund Finder"
Juan Luis has successfully raised funds in Latin America, worked as an antitrust attorney, supported entrepreneurs through seed capital and commercial advice, has helped companies to grow through expansion to international markets, and has worked in the US and the UK attracting Foreign Direct Investments. He has lead several teams at senior level positions from a very young age. Juan Luis has an MBA from London Business School and a JD with honors from Pontificia Universidad Catolica.
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UMA SEKAR
Impact & ESG Manager -
"The Evaluator"
Uma's work to date has been focused on developing research and evaluation strategies for enterprises operating throughout India. In addition to her work with other companies, Uma will leverage her experience developing Unitus Ventures (formerly Unitus Seed Fund)'s impact assessment methodology and framework to support new fund managers in the Capria network.
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AMY OJENDYK
Finance & Accounting -
"The Numbers Ninja"
Amy is responsible for Capria’s ongoing finance, accounting, and fund administration. Her experience working with high wealth individuals and family offices offers a unique perspective on investor relations, including internal and external reporting. Amy is a Certified Public Accountant who received her Masters of Professional Accounting, Taxation and BA in Accounting from the University of Washington. She is a member of the Washington Society of CPAs and American Institute of CPAs. Previously, Amy was a tax manager in public accounting specializing in start-up companies and the high tech industry.
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MICAELA PIERCE
Operations Manager -
"The Advocate"
She previously worked on these issues with Grameen Foundation and as an intern for Amnesty International USA.
Micaela is responsible for Accelerator operations activities and works closely with the measurement and evaluation team. She has a BA in Global Health and Economics from the University of California, San Diego.
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Kate Loose
Global Network Manager -
“The Connector”
She has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs across Africa, Asia, and Latin America in her role as co-founder of the for-profit social enterprise ThinkImpact. She has also worked in impact investing with Bridges Ventures and impact consulting with Global Development Incubator. Kate has a MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Cornell University.
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Mercy Mutua
Regional Director, Africa -
“The Harbinger”
Mercy’s expertise on Rwanda and Burundi regions played a vital role while raising US $4 Mn for supporting early-stage businesses in these markets. She supported the establishment of a unique resource mobilization model in the water sector in Kenya. The model is scalable across Africa and will facilitate the growth of local businesses.
Mercy holds an MBA in Finance & Supply Chain from Michigan State University, a BSC in Mathematics from the University of Warwick is a certified Investment and Financial Analyst (FA) and is a certified Mediator.
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Shreyas Ghuge
Director of Marketing -
"The Wizard"
Proficient in marketing & business practices, process orientation, integrated campaign management across consumer products, consumer services and consumer service products, he plays with keen business acumen in analyzing and understanding business requirements to develop and scale business streams by means of strategic marketing.
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Rajiv Kolluru
Design & Operations -
"The Visualizer"
Prior to joining Capria, Rajiv worked with multiple prestigious firms across various verticals of engineering, business and design. Working with cross functional teams gave him opportunities to learn and gain expertise giving him a unique perspective that help provide "out of the box" ideas.
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Annapurni Hariharan
Communications & PR
"The Wordsmith"
Prior to joining Capria, she was a part of Logicserve Digital, one of India’s leading digital marketing companies, and spearhead their communications initiative. At ICICI Fellows Program she managed content and supported marketing initiatives. She has also worked with a network of grassroot organisation on managing branding, internal communications and fund-raising support.
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Varsha Ravi
Graphic Designer
"The Illustrator"
Prior to joining Capria, Varsha worked at IIT Madras as a Graphic Designer and played a vital role in contributing to their increased social media presence. She has also freelanced as a illustrator and as a product stylist.
Varsha has completed her Master’s in Communication from M.O.P Vaishnav College and studied Bachelors in Visual Communication from Shasun Jain College at Chennai, India.
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Capria VentureBasecamp Team
Alex Prather
Manager -
"The Builder"
Alex spearheaded Unitus Ventures (formerly Unitus Seed Fund)'s Speed2Seed and other programs to increase the number of investable startups graduating from Indian incubators.She has previous experience working for The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, NGOs, public policy think tanks, as well as launching a Bolivian knitting cooperative to benefit rural communities.
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Ramya Srinivasan
Program Director -
"The Ideator"
Ramya brings fifteen years of technology-based professional experience in areas ranging from middleware systems engineering to technology marketing to digital learning. She has been responsible for setting up one of India’s largest Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Programme at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, creating access to management education for more than 700,000 global learners. She has also handled technology marketing assignments for a consulting firm and started her career writing Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) code for Intel.
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Mohammad N.
Product Manager -
"The Designer"
Mohammad brings in 9 years of experiential education experience as an international trainer on Intercultural Learning and as a current member of the Board of Trustees at AFS. He holds an MBA in Innovation and Intrapreneurship and founded an e-commerce start-up in his B-school hostel.
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Suvam Bhattacharya
Learning Design Manager -
"The Curator"
With over 13 years of experience in Research & Development (R&D), e-Learning and the Learning & Development (L&D) space, he has contributed to for international curricula like NSES, Cambridge, IB, UK Edexcell and AP(US).
Previously he has worked closely in course creation with well-known learning initiatives such as SOLE (Self Organised Learning Environments) and the phenomenon-based learning.
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Join the Capria Team
Are you an exceptional contributor and leader who wants to help scale up a global impact investment firm? You've come to the right place. We have the following openings:
Fellowships / Internships - 6 to 9 months each (Seattle)
Capria Network Fellowships / Internships
SUMMER Internships: We are sorry, but we do not have summer internships in Seattle or Bangalore at this time.
Capria Advisors
In addition to our core operating team found above, we are fortunate to have an exceptional group of advisors and mentors. Advisors that are able to be publicly disclosed now include:
Atul Bindal
Formerly Partner, Khosla Ventures (New Delhi)
Cathy Clark
Duke University Fuqua School of Business (Raleigh-Durham)
David Chen
Principal & CEO, Equilibrium Capital (Portland)
Eric Savage
Co-Founder & CEO, Unitus Capital (Bangalore)
GANESH RENGASWAMY
Managing Director, Accion Frontier Investments Group (Bangalore)
GEETHA THARMARATNAM
Director, The Abraaj Group (London)
JAYESH PAREKH
Managing Partner, Jungle Ventures (Singapore)
KYLIE CHARLTON
CEO, Australian Impact Investments & Co-Founder, MD, Unitus Capital (Sydney)
LUCHO TORRES
Board Member, Angel Ventures Peru & NESsT (Lima)
NORM BONTJE
Formerly Managing Director, Blackrock (Seattle)
ROSS BAIRD
Executive Director, Village Capital (Washington DC)
WIM VAN DER BEEK
Founder & Managing Partner, Goodwell Investments (Cape Town)
Our Affiliations
Capria is part of a diverse global community of organizations interested in deepening their engagement with the impact investment industry. Here are some of our prominent partnerships:
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