🌼 Flourishing in February 🌼
One just cannot miss the love in the air during February. The fragrance of red roses, teenagers queuing up to buy boxes of chocolates, and walking in the park with your loved one.
Come to think of it, the world of entrepreneurship is also similar to relationships. Falling in love with an exciting business idea, finding the right founder or investor, and building something together that will last.
We’re so happy that our portfolio company, Kueski, found its “perfect match” with Amazon. Kueski is Mexico’s leading online consumer lender, simplifying finances and empowering people financially. In a significant milestone, Kueski has partnered with Amazon Mexico, offering its customers nationwide personal loans and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) solutions. This marks Amazon’s debut in the Mexican BNPL market, cementing a promising union for financial convenience and accessibility.
GenAI Showcase
One company in our portfolio that’s harnessing GenAI in innovative ways is Alami. Using GenAI in its consumer app, Alami delivers a new customer experience, offering personalized advisory services and empowering individuals to make informed financial decisions. Such advisory would not be economical to provide without GenAI.
Meet Indonesia’s rising TR(AI)LBLAZER, Alami!
Partner Insights
Sundar Pichai believes that the future of technology is not just about making gadgets smarter; it’s about using innovation to empower humanity on a global scale.
Today, this is precisely the role GenAI plays for startups, paving the way for the future. Our AI Evangelist-in-Chief, Will Poole, believes if you’re an early-stage founder looking for fuel for your startup this year, get on the GenAI train now!
Read this article to learn how our portfolio companies are driving the GenAI revolution.
Portfolio Power
We also have a streaming pick for you this week. Masai School has been featured in Disney+ Hotstar’s new series ‘The Indian Edtech Story’. What we found really interesting is that the idea for Masai School took shape during its founder Prateek Shukla’s trip to Maasai Mara, the stunning kaleidoscope of wild and rugged landscapes in Africa. It was then that Prateek stumbled upon this nugget of truth: formal education isn’t the sole path to strength and resilience. The Masai tribe’s ethos of skill-based learning, honed from childhood, became the cornerstone of Masai School’s mission.
You can access the edition here.
Founders Corner
In our decade-long investment journey in the Global South, we’ve learned that there’s one thing that is common among entrepreneurs, no matter where they are from. They all view challenges not as roadblocks but as stepping stones for growth and innovation. Every obstacle presents an opportunity to redefine boundaries, transforming adversity into triumph.
Here’s what Sahin Caglayan, Co-founder and CEO of Faradai has to say.
Recognition
We are only into the second month of the year, and it’s already raining awards for our portfolio company founders. We’re excited to share that Prateek Shukla, CEO and Co-Founder of Masai, and Shronit Ladhani, CEO and Founder of CareerNinja | LearnTube, have made it to ‘BusinessWorld’s Education 2024 – List of Top 40 future masters of the Indian Education Sector’.
Read this article to learn more.
Inside Capria-verse
Last month, our Managing Partner, Will Poole, and COO, Sandhya Thukaram, engaged in insightful discussions on GenAI on a trip to Dubai and Riyadh. They also started building relationships in the region’s vibrant startup ecosystem. You can view the highlights of their trip here.
Our Managing Partner Susana Garcia-Robles participated in AMEXCAP’s MexicoVC Day in New York earlier this month, offering invaluable insights on Mexico’s burgeoning VC landscape amidst the dynamic backdrop of the city that never sleeps. As the pulse of venture capital beats louder, Mexico emerges as a promising hotspot for startup investments. You can view the highlights of the trip here.
If you’re a tech founder in the Global South (India, Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia) with a solution to solve a problem at scale, you can reach out to us through our website.
Please feel free to write to us with your feedback, suggestions, or any other information.
Cheers,
Marketing Mavericks at Capria
